| If you've read my other frozen shoulder articles or | | | | supplements! |
| visited my frozen shoulder website (details below) then | | | | Natural products like glucosamine or fish oils have been |
| you now know a great deal about frozen shoulder and | | | | shown to ease joint pains and stiffness. Some herbal |
| about the options for frozen shoulder treatment. | | | | remedies have pain-relieving properties. This does not |
| I'm sure that the knowledge you've gained is already | | | | work for everyone but might be worth a try for your |
| helping you to cope with your frozen shoulder | | | | frozen shoulder pain. |
| symptoms and I truly hope that you've found a doctor | | | | I've had particular success recently with products |
| or therapist who has helped you find some pain relief. | | | | based on honeybee venom. The use of honeybee |
| But what if you haven't - or if you've gained only partial | | | | venom is based on the long-known fact that bee |
| relief from your frozen shoulder treatment? What | | | | keepers (who often get stung) very rarely develop |
| follows are my top tips for surviving with your shoulder | | | | arthritis or problems with their joints and muscles. |
| symptoms until nature works her magic. Remember - | | | | Now - the braver amongst you (not including me I |
| stay positive - you will get through this and you will | | | | hasten to add) might volunteer for traditional "bee sting |
| soon return to full normal function without pain or | | | | therapy" where you are subjected to repeated stings |
| discomfort. | | | | from a succession of bees held in tweezers! |
| First tip for frozen shoulder treatment: Keep your | | | | Most of us would feel more comfortable simply |
| shoulder warm! | | | | applying the bee sting venom in the form of a balm to |
| I know that it almost sounds too obvious but it works! | | | | be rubbed into the painful or stiff area. In truth, I was a |
| Use warm or hot compresses (or buy a heating pad) | | | | bit sceptical about all of this at first, but a large number |
| and use it over your shoulder four or five times a day | | | | of my patients have had great benefit from its use |
| for fifteen minutes at a time. It also works well applied | | | | and I recommend you give it a try if you are interested. |
| in your armpit - the warmth travels up into the shoulder. | | | | It's certainly a very natural way to obtain pain relief. |
| Many of my frozen shoulder patients have also found | | | | Fifth tip for frozen shoulder treatment: Buy or borrow |
| great relief - particularly at night - by using a heated | | | | a TENS machine! |
| pad or thermal blanket. There are a variety of | | | | TENS - or trans cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| moderately sophisticated products available, and a | | | | is a good and safe way to induce pain relief and some |
| range of other inexpensive options, some of which you | | | | muscle relaxation. It works by stimulating the skin |
| simply heat in the microwave before use. You can find | | | | nerves and thus encourages the brain to pay less |
| details of these products on the website links below. | | | | attention to the incoming pain signals from the joint. It |
| Second tip for frozen shoulder treatment: Sleep with | | | | doesn't seem to work for everyone but may be well |
| an extra pillow! | | | | worth a try. |
| No - not a pillow for your head, but a pillow under your | | | | Frozen shoulder treatment tip number six: Strap or |
| shoulder on the affected side. Loss of sleep at night | | | | support the arm from time to time! |
| makes it much harder to cope with shoulder pain | | | | If your shoulder is in the frozen stage then support |
| during the day and if you roll onto the painful shoulder | | | | from a simple strap can be of great value. Be careful |
| when asleep you will wake up in pain. Sleep on your | | | | of strapping too much in the other phases of the |
| back with the extra pillow under your sore shoulder. | | | | condition. You may simply encourage the shoulder to |
| Frozen shoulder treatment tip number three: Massage | | | | stay stiff for longer. As before, the website links below |
| helps your shoulder pain! | | | | give details of strapping and support products. |
| The pain of frozen shoulder comes from the joint but | | | | Final tip for frozen shoulder treatment: Consider short |
| the surrounding muscles can become very tired and | | | | term medication to improve sleep |
| tense. Massage can produce good short-term relief of | | | | People are naturally concerned about becoming |
| pain. A family member, a friend or professional | | | | dependent on sleeping medication - justifiably so. But |
| masseur could help with this. As with heated pads, | | | | for short term use there is no risk of dependency or |
| there are a number of self massaging devices | | | | addiction. Consider asking your doctor for a sedative |
| available and you can find more details on my website | | | | medication if your frozen shoulder is stopping you from |
| by following the links below. | | | | sleeping. |
| Fourth tip for frozen shoulder treatment: Try dietary | | | | |