| Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is a complex | | | | this condition - this often results in your pain never |
| condition that plagues people every day. When people | | | | completely going away or it coming back after a brief |
| learn that they have a frozen shoulder, they scramble | | | | peroid of time being pain free. |
| to find the best exercises or treatments. There are | | | | Adhesive capsulitis occurs for many different reasons |
| many different treatments that people have used to | | | | and around different areas within the shoulder, so it is |
| combat their adhesive capsulitis; however the 'best' | | | | imperative that the person treats all of the symptoms |
| treatment is to make sure the patient uses frozen | | | | and all of the areas that are involved. The message is |
| shoulder exercises which take advantage of a | | | | that a person cannot just treat one thing and hope to |
| multi-level protocol. | | | | eliminate their frozen shoulder. Patients that follow |
| Using a multi-level treatment protocol means that the | | | | stretching only programs do not have true success |
| person is not focusing on one aspect only of dealing | | | | with their frozen shoulder; this has demonstrated many |
| with the problems and symptoms, rather that they are | | | | times. |
| dealing with all of the issues associated with their | | | | To have true success is treating adhesive capsulitis, |
| frozen shoulder. Treatments such as this will help | | | | the patient must be sure to include a good, quality |
| cover all of the bases and allow proper motion, | | | | stretching protocol, as well as increasing strength, |
| flexibility, strength and pain reduction, which will make | | | | treating soft-tissue issues, and working on increasing |
| certain that your shoulder pain will be treated and | | | | range of motion in all directions. A well-planned, |
| eliminated much faster than not. Multi-level approaches | | | | progressive treatment protocol that includes all of |
| are not traditionally used in physical therapy to address | | | | these components will ensure true success. |