3 Months of Frozen Shoulder

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My name is Lisa and I have been suffering from frozen shoulder and

tendinitis since late August I have been seeing an orthropedic doctor

regularly and been going to physical therapy 3 times a week and practicing

stretching exercises at home as well This condition has changed my

entire life the pain and aching I experience are undescribable most of the

time the painmedication doesnt help I put moist heat on my shoulder as

often as I can

and ice my elbow and hand from the aching I have read that deep tissue

massage helps losen the muscles and helps with the range of motion that

I currently dont have does anyone have suggestions to help me get

through

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  • Posted

    Lisa, so sorry to heard you are going through this terrible condition. The only thing I can say, nothing really works most of the time. I did physio, acupuncture, chiropractic treatments and homeopathy and nothing really worked. I had an intrarticular cortizone shot about 2 months ago and help me for about a month and then the pain came back. I just had a second cortizone injection and I'm still waiting to see the effects of it. I'll let you know in a week from now if it actually worked.

    All the best to you and keep trying to find the right treatmet for the best relief. Hopefully you will find some relief somehow . I know what are you going through, this is the most painful condition I ever had to suffer beside having my kids.

    I have to clarify that I actually have a frozen hip, hard to believe! Can you imagine stepping in your shoulder everyday?

    All the best to you.

  • Posted

    Thanks for your reply I just dont understand how I feel fine one day to being

    unable to complete every day tasksfinding this support page certainly makes

    me see that im not alone in pain I never heard of frozen shoulder nor

    know anyone with this condition I cant imagine the pain you must

    have with frozen hip hope your feeling better soonso thankful

    for this site

  • Posted

    Hi Lisa,

    After a year of a frozen shoulder, I have had manipulation under anaesthetic. It was less than a week ago, and the shoulder is still sore, but I have full movement back and can now exercise it fully. I had physio and acupuncture, but I made no difference. Now, it feels as if there's a purpose to the physiotherapy. Good luck to you. It's such a painful condition - I sympathise.

  • Posted

    My orthropedic dr hasnt recommended manipulation yet I go back in a few weeks for another injection in my shoukder im still going to physical therapy and they are telling me that I have more movement then whrn I started my insurance for

    physical therapy is running out so im learning home exercises im hoping this

    condition doesnt last a year not sure I can handle it that long im glad that ur

    doing better and woukd like to hear more about your progress

  • Posted

    It is still painful, but it's good to have the movement back. I had physio this morning, and have almost all movement back. So, I've exercises to do. I can go swimming again, so that'll be good exercise. I asked about the manipulation - if I hadn't, I would still have just been having more physiotherapy. I know that they don't rush to give the op because it causes trauma to the joint too, but, from my experience so far, it's worth it.
  • Posted

    Thst is awesome Im happy that the manipulation worked for you as I have read it does not always work I am hoping that physical therapy and time will get my

    movement back to where I was before the frozen shoulder pain I see my

    orthropedic dr in a few weeks and he said he plans on giving me another injection I dont look forward to that but hope it helps my movement to get better.

    Thanks for keeping me updated on your progress

    LISA

  • Posted

    I had FS bad for a while, just really starting to get it under control. King Brand Healthcare makes a frozen shoulder treatment that helped me. Their bfst and coldcure wraps are unreal. My son has been using them for prevention in his pitching arm. Highly recommended.
  • Posted

    Hi Steve Where exactly is King Brand Healthcare located?

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