| You've done your research. You know what a frozen | | | | day. |
| shoulder is and what the stages are. You definitely | | | | - Seeking The Overnight Cure -- Although little is |
| know the pain that goes along with this condition. Most | | | | known about the causative factors that initiate the |
| importantly you probably have learned that physical | | | | process of adhesive capsulitis, no one can deny the |
| therapy, early movement, and exercise can lessen the | | | | physiological factors present with this condition, namely |
| pain and increase you range of motion. All of this you | | | | a thickened and inflamed joint capsule. Connective and |
| know, right? Well here's a twist -- frozen shoulder | | | | soft tissues do respond to gradual and frequent |
| exercises are not for everyone, so I've outlined a few | | | | stretching and therefore a significant amount of |
| reasons why therapy may not work for you: | | | | function can be regained through frozen shoulder |
| - Inaccurate Diagnosis -- Exercises for adhesive | | | | exercises. Overnight or instant cures simply do no |
| capsulitis are meant to be specific for the diagnosis to | | | | exist. |
| work properly depending on the stage you may be in. | | | | - Pain Medicine Mentality -- We should be thankful we |
| Most cases include a specific "pattern" of stiffness in | | | | live in the age of modern medicine when no one |
| the shoulder and must be addresses with specific | | | | should have to suffer unduly because of pain. |
| movements and stretches. Simply performing an | | | | However, all to often pain relief is associated with the |
| exercise program without rhyme or reason towards | | | | cure of a condition and this thought has born a society |
| treating this pattern will most likely leave the patient | | | | of instant gratification thinkers which can lead to subtle |
| frustrated as to why their symptoms are not | | | | drug addiction. A good doctor will get you on the right |
| improving. | | | | pain medicine to avoid unreasonable suffering, but and |
| - Failure To Commit -- No one likes the idea of | | | | even better doctor or therapist will strive to get you |
| monotonous exercise routines, particularly ones that | | | | off of pain killers as soon as possible by focusing on |
| cause momentary rises in pain. Because of human | | | | the root cause of any condition. |
| nature a lot of individuals will simply quit their routine or | | | | A diagnosis-specific plan is paramount in the treatment |
| home program after 1-3 weeks to avoid pain and | | | | of any musculoskeletal condition, particularly one such |
| boredom. A licenses therapist will set goals for you | | | | as adhesive capsulitis where the functional outcome is |
| and monitor your progress based on those goals. You | | | | dependent on consistent daily action. Therefore you |
| should do the same with your home program and | | | | can see why frozen shoulder exercises may not work |
| expect to see progress week to week, not day to | | | | for everyone. |