| What is Frozen Shoulder? | | | | Symptoms usually develop slowly over weeks or |
| Frozen shoulder is pain and stiffness in and around the | | | | months and may include: |
| shoulder joint that severely restricts movement. The | | | | Pain in the shoulder which is severe in the early stage |
| shoulder actually "freezes" up due to severe | | | | and often worse at night. |
| inflammation of the joint capsule. With a frozen | | | | Over time decreasing pain but increasing stiffness and |
| shoulder the joint becomes so tight and stiff that it is | | | | restricted movement of the joint. |
| nearly impossible to carry out simple movements such | | | | Sometimes pain extending down the arm to the elbow |
| as raising the arm. Gradually it gets more difficult to | | | | How can Skenar Therapy Help? |
| raise the arm sideways and to touch behind one's | | | | Skenar Therapy has a success rate of 79% for |
| head until it becomes impossible. Adhesions (abnormal | | | | treating musculo-skeletal conditions. The Skenar is |
| bands of scar tissue) grow between the joint surfaces | | | | especially successful at treating frozen shoulder as the |
| restricting motion. The inflammation can also spread | | | | unique Skenar impulse can penetrate deep into the |
| into other shoulder soft tissues and can cause swelling | | | | muscles of the shoulder and the joint, Skenar can also |
| in other shoulder sacks. | | | | help to loosen scar tissue that may have built up in the |
| Who gets it? | | | | shoulder. Skenar accelerates the body's own natural |
| It affects between 2-5% of the population. | | | | healing powers and the various frequencies and |
| It is more common in women (60%). | | | | intensity settings on the Skenar machine can be driven |
| It is five times more common in diabetics. | | | | deep into the shoulder to where it needs healing most. |
| It seems to affect mainly 40-60+ year olds. | | | | Acupuncture points relating to frozen shoulder can also |
| About 15% of people get it on both sides. | | | | be treated using Skenar without any needles, the |
| Why does it Occur? | | | | relevant acupuncture points are treated 'electronically' |
| It is often caused by an injury to the shoulder but it | | | | and painlessly. The trigger points which are so often |
| may also arise gradually with no warning or injury. The | | | | the cause of pain can also be stimulated and treated |
| cause of this condition is largely a mystery. Sensitive | | | | with the Skenar. |
| areas in the muscles known as 'trigger points' can | | | | I have treated many frozen shoulders successfully and |
| create painful shortening of the muscles that control | | | | quite often movement can be gained back into the |
| the shoulder joint. | | | | shoulder after just one session but the usual number |
| What are the Symptoms of Frozen Shoulder? | | | | of sessions required is normally 4-6. |