Adhesive Capsulitis / Frozen Shoulder
Adhesive Capsulitis/Frozen Shoulder
The medical name for frozen shoulder is adhesive capsulitis. The connective tissue that covers the shoulder joint becomes thick and taut. This causes pain and extremely limited mobility.
There are three distinct stages in frozen shoulder. In the beginning, you will feel pain in your shoulder joint upon movement. You will begin to experience a reduced mobility. As the condition progresses, it eventually becomes “frozen” and the ability to move your shoulder ceases. Eventually, you will reach the thawing stage and movement will slowly return.
Unfortunately, without treatment, each of these stages can last months!
Generally speaking, frozen shoulder occurs after immobilization due to injury and/or surgery, most often if you’ve had to wear a sling. Frozen shoulder can also be secondary to an underlying disease process such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular disease, thyroid disorders and tuberculosis.
You can work towards preventing frozen shoulder if you are mindful of proper stretching exercises; however, the right exercises need to be performed at the correct healing phase, or you could exacerbate the injury.
Once frozen shoulder occurs, you’ll probably be told to take an over-the-counter NSAID such as aspirin or ibuprofen. You may even be advised to undergo corticosteroid injections; however, both treatment options are temporary in nature and serve only to mask the pain and reduce inflammation temporarily.
As always, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so follow-up soon after injury is imperative. At Corrective Therapy Pain Relief Center, Frank Pugni’s unique skill set is the perfect way to find prevent and find relief from frozen shoulder in Clearwater, FL.
Frank is a Physical Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist, Neuromuscular Therapist, Personal Trainer and Clinical Instructor. With this unique marriage of several specialties, he is able to take a highly effective approach to frozen shoulder in Clearwater, FL and surrounding areas.
There are three phases to healing, during which time there are specific treatments necessary to promote faster more efficient healing to avoid chronic pain in the future.
The first phase is inflammation, which is the body’s way of attempting to protect an area that is injured. Inflammation, along with nerve entrapment can cause painful compression of the nerves.
As well, proper fluid movement is hampered. This means that nourishing, healing fluids are restricted and toxic fluids from the injury remain in the tissue. Addressing this inflammation is crucial to the healing process. Passive motion should be used at this point to reduce the inflammation.
The second phase is the repair phase where your body attempts to replace the damaged tissue with new collagen. Nutritional supplements such as vitamin C are essential to this process.
The third phase is the remodeling phase in which the new collagen needs to be properly aligned. This new collagen is irregular and in order for it to function properly, it needs a little help being “modeled” with various techniques.
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