| Frozen Shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is | | | | professions and is used to explain why when one |
| a condition that causes so much pain and stiffness in | | | | muscle group is not working as well as it should, other |
| the shoulder that it is difficult to move the joint freely. | | | | unrelated muscles attempt to help out. Result? Muscles |
| It comprises a freezing stage (1-8 months), as the arm | | | | working abnormally in another area of the body. |
| gets painful and more difficult to move, the frozen | | | | A neck problem leading to a shoulder problem? An |
| stage (9-16 months), as the arm actually becomes | | | | elbow problem leading to a shoulder problem? And |
| frozen (little or no movement as a result of pain upon | | | | perhaps even a wrist problem leading to an elbow |
| movement), and the thawing stage (12-40 months), as | | | | problem, to a shoulder problem? Here are a few |
| the arm pain decreases and some mobility is restored. | | | | established exercises for the treatment of frozen |
| Complete recovery is infrequent, with a number of | | | | shoulder. 1. Grasp a towel or belt with the involved arm |
| people permanently losing their full range of movement. | | | | and place that arm as far as possible behind you. |
| The cause is unknown, but it is known that an | | | | Take the other end of the towel/belt and maneuver it |
| inflammation develops within the shoulder joint from | | | | over the opposite shoulder. Gently pull upward until you |
| which adhesions then form. Occasionally the disorder | | | | are feeling a significant, but not painful stretch. Hold for |
| follows some traumatic event, but most seem to | | | | 20 seconds, relax the pull. Repeat 3 times. Do 3 times |
| develop from an unknown etiology. The above briefly | | | | per day. |
| sums up the current literature on the frozen shoulder | | | | 2. Stand and lift involved arm as straight out to the side |
| which has not changed for the number of years that I | | | | of the body as possible. Keeping the arm at the same |
| have studied the subject. Clinical experience has | | | | height, bring it across the front of your body and grab |
| shown another concept. | | | | the elbow with the other hand exerting gentle pressure |
| The nerve supply to the shoulder primarily comes from | | | | to stretch the shoulder. Find the pain and back off out |
| the lower neck. So what if that was compromised? | | | | of pain. Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat 3 times. 3 times |
| As an example, a whiplash injury to the neck, even a | | | | per day. |
| minor one, may take anywhere up to 8 years before | | | | 3. On your back with arms at your side, lift the involved |
| symptomatology occurs. So unknown etiology? Or just | | | | arm straight up and over your head as far as you can. |
| forgotten traumas? And what if the elbow joint has | | | | Grab the elbow with the other hand and gently exert |
| some form of irritation from overuse or trauma. | | | | pressure to stretch the arm into the point of pain. Back |
| Seems a long way from the shoulder joint, but is it? | | | | off out of pain. Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat 3 times. 3 |
| The body does do some interesting stuff when seen | | | | times per day. |
| in whole. Recruitment is a term used by some | | | | |