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I have been having problems with my shoulder for 6 months ,but have just been diagnose with frozen shoulder recently (before that it was beleived it was a pinch nerve ).My pain is tolerable during the day but quite annoying in the evening ,night and morning.I am not sure what is the percentage of my motions ,but compared to other stories I would say I am not as bad. I have tried 3 different physiotherapist ,giving me exercices to do,but the pain is always worse afer the exercices.After reading the posts,I am tempted to just give up on Physio.My worries is that my shoulder will continue to freeze up if i stop using it .I am wondering if doing exercices actually helps or worsen the condition ? I would appreciate people experiences with doing or stoping exercices.Thanks
P.S : I am taking no medications ,I am terrified of injection and I manage my pain by avoiding any movements that would trigger pain.
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mymaude agnes66814
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agnes66814 mymaude
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I guess the key in here is to be patient and gentle with the recovery .
Good luck with everything .
april35137 agnes66814
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My doctor said if the pain comes back he would like to do MUA but I am hestitant. I am okay where I am for now and just want to enjoy being pain free (after 7 months of pain).
I do not take anything now... and honestly, nothing over the counter could touch the pain I was in prior. Once it is at a certain stage, pain meds no longer help from what I can gather.
Also, you should continue to do exercises as that will keep your shoulder from locking up further. Do what is not painful and continue to stretch. It does help a little and keeps the joint active. It definitely will not make it worse. The less you move your shoulder the less mobility you will have at the apex of the freeze. Because I did not move my shoulder in the beginning it made it worse and tighter. I am in a decent place today but we will see how things feel in a month.
Good luck. I hope you find a middle ground and can get some pain relief and sleep. That is the worst part... being in pain all the time and not sleeping.
agnes66814 april35137
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Thanks for your reply.My Physio and I agreed on stoping the exercices for now,but the fact is that the pain is the same ,exercices or not !
So I will continues on gentle streches.. I also gather up my courage and book an appointment for the cortisol shot.Even though my pain is not as extreme as some others , it is constant and kind of makes me irritable with little patience at time !!
Enjoy your pain free break,and hopefully the worst of the frozen shoulder is behind you .
Bellabobby agnes66814
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caroline_b-m agnes66814
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suesku12 agnes66814
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Recently had some acupuncture and massage therapy. I suppose it does help but still have to live with the pain. Walking is better than sitting.
There has been some success with saline injections in Canada and found some info regarding that online. I have been told that it runs its course but it seems like such a long time.
Try and be positive and agree dont push the arm exercises too far as it will refreeze. I too didnt have any luck with Physio.
sheri12 agnes66814
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Sessions last about 15 minutes. time breakdown consists of- 10 minutes of acupuncture, 5 minutes of intense shock wave therapy which is suppose to break down the scar tissue and encourage the area to start healing again- do not take an anti-inflamatory- and then manipulation and stretching. First few appointments I was in so much pain. I declined pain killers bc of the type of work I am in. I found extra strength tylonel thank goodness worked and the topical Bell roll on pepper cream joint relief worked at night with heat. I had to practice hanging my arm and swinging it and creeping my hand up a wall. I could not do either as my arm felt stuck in several places. Throbbing pain stopped and mild aching only. Third and fourth session started to be able to reach my arm up and out. Now on 6th, still some aching bc of some postural issues- almost full movement in arm. Was recommended to take some joint lubricant - one type has shellfish so I couldn't take it bc of an allergy- I will start taking it tomorrow. I was told to avoid a cortesone shot as it just masks problem and does not treat actual problem. I am hoping that this therapy continues to be successful and is not as frequent. I would recommend the investment as it apparently cuts the recovery time in half and helps with the ability to unfreeze shoulder much sooner. I wanted to share bc I did not see much on this. All the best.
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