| A home treatment for frozen shoulders is often | | | | condition to heal and repair not boost energy and |
| confused for more "alternative" remedies involving | | | | immunity to disease and illness |
| aromatherapy, incense and other new age concepts. | | | | As such you should incorporate regular stretching |
| While some of these things have value and others are | | | | exercises into your day as long as you have proper |
| more about relaxation a real way to heal your sore | | | | pain management techniques. With a frozen shoulder |
| shoulders at home is about proper human physiology | | | | especially your joints are incredibly stiff because of a |
| and biology involving primarily stretching exercises for | | | | buildup of scar tissue in the capsule of the shoulder |
| more mobility. | | | | called adhesion's. This means you need to be careful |
| While you may loathe the thought of sending spasms | | | | with your stretching though so you do not damage this |
| of pain through your shoulders by exercising them this | | | | capsule with overstretching too. A good thing to keep |
| is an essential part of healing. If you just rest an arm | | | | in mind is the idea of pushing each exercise to the |
| and shoulder for a long period of time you do a few | | | | edge of discomfort but not beyond. This will stretch |
| negative things after a small period of time you need | | | | the tendons and capsule bit by bit to regain mobility of |
| to do it ends. | | | | the shoulder joint without tearing anything but also |
| - An inactive shoulder joint becomes stiff as tendons | | | | strengthening the whole area slowly. |
| not used to be moved and stretch shorten. When | | | | Some good exercises for frozen shoulders include: |
| forced back into regular action this can lead to injuries | | | | - Cross body stretch - raise arm pointing forward as |
| very quickly. | | | | best you can then push the arms while straight as far |
| - Muscles in and around the shoulder atrophy and | | | | across your chest as you can. Only go as far as is |
| become smaller and weaker with lack of use. Once | | | | comfortable. |
| you return to a regular workload on your shoulders this | | | | - Arm raises - simply lift your arms straight out to the |
| leads to overload on a weakened shoulder area again | | | | sides of your body. Gradually try to raise them further |
| leading to injury. | | | | and further each time. |
| - Lack of exercise is actually not good for your | | | | - Rotation - Turn your entire arm in a rotating motion |
| immune system in the long run nor your healing and | | | | that pushes the shoulder forwards. This is an exercise |
| recovery. While you need to rest to let the body heal | | | | and direction often neglected. |
| without exercise the body chemistry will not be in peak | | | | |