| Frozen shoulder treatment exercises consist of | | | | inflammation only temporarily, but they do nothing to |
| specific rotational movements and stretching to | | | | tackle the adhesions or to strengthen the rotator cuff, |
| strengthen the rotator cuff and help get rid of the | | | | the root cause of the problem. In addition, they lead to |
| adhesions, the root cause of this disorder. A Frozen | | | | a costly dependency, have side effects and are |
| Shoulder is medically known as Adhesive Capsulitis in | | | | ineffective at cutting recovery times. |
| reference to the adhesions of the capsule membrane | | | | Ultrasounds and hot packs are harmless by |
| protecting the rotator cuff, thickened and coarse | | | | comparison, they do not have any side effect but are |
| scarred tissues that physically block arm movements | | | | only mildly effective at best and require multiple |
| by interfering with the natural shoulder joint mechanics. | | | | applications or surgery appointments. Not a very |
| Initially, the freezing phase of an Adhesive Capsulitis | | | | practical solution. On the contrary, manipulation can be |
| shows up with the typical symptom to most shoulder | | | | effective, though not always, and must be followed by |
| disorders: a subtle pain growing into a dull ache with | | | | a rehabilitative program soon after. Manipulation is the |
| time, particularly at night. However, movement is still | | | | physical breaking of the adhesions by the surgeon |
| possible at this stage, which can last about 6 to 8 | | | | moving the patient arm under general anesthesia, a |
| weeks. As the disorder progresses, it enters the | | | | drastic solution that can be avoided most times. |
| frozen phase, which can last 1 year and is the most | | | | However, a professionally designed program of frozen |
| disabling because, while pain subsides, arm movements | | | | shoulder treatment exercises can significantly cut |
| are severely limited, especially over head, affecting all | | | | down recovery times by naturally helping the loosening |
| daily activities and quality of life. | | | | of the adhesions and by strengthening the cuff. This is |
| Finally, the disease naturally resolves with a thawing | | | | achieved with the implementation of stretching to be |
| phase which can last also 1 more year. During this time | | | | performed daily at home, as consistency is paramount |
| the adhesions naturally loosen up and movement is | | | | for success. No equipment or resistance is necessary |
| very slowly recovered, but all together it can be 2 | | | | for these exercises that are targeted at recovering full |
| years or more before a Frozen Shoulder has resolved. | | | | range of motion. |
| Normal treatments usually include anti inflammatories, | | | | Therefore, they have nothing to do with gym shoulder |
| cortisone injections, ultrasounds, hot packs, manipulation | | | | exercises and must be designed by a qualified |
| and specific frozen shoulder exercises. | | | | therapist with knowledge of the shoulder mechanics |
| It is only the latter that can offer an effective and quick | | | | and disorders, not self devised by taking samples here |
| rehabilitation, cutting down recovery times. Drugs and | | | | and there, because such a short cut could do more |
| injections are effective at reducing pain and | | | | damage than the one is meant to cure. |