Characteristic Frozen Shoulder "Shrug"

That's a good point. I'm going to pay more attention to this.

At this moment in time it feels like I will never be able to lift my arm again ; without my frozen shoulder raising up first in that weird shrug motion 😳

That is interesting. Of course if the shoulder joint is more or less fixed then you aim to get as much movement else where if possible. The only alternative that I can visualise is the shoulder blade moving on the chest wall. I just put a hand on my left blade and  can feel it elevate, depress, slide to front and back and tilt. Presumably you use a combination of these movements subconsciously enabling the arm to compensate for the extreme loss of range at the shoulder. As the FS defrosts the shrug should disapear at the same rate. It seems those suffering that the first sign of recovery is being able to sleep on the  effected side.

I think I've got off lightly with my FS as despite the agony last year, I've never lost the movement to impact touching my head eg washing hair. I had the jab and pain gradually went to the extent that I can now sleep on the frozen side (not all night though.) To hear that this could be first stage of thaw has made my day! I haven't noticed the shrug thing but my tops/bra always slip off on that side. Can't wait to be able to do my bra up without hoiking it around from the front!

Yep - I have been told that this is a clue about the condition. I hae a surgeon's appt on 11th as I hae also been told that the longer we leave this the more chance of not getting a full range of movement back.....................?? (Don't know how true this is but to date I have only had some GP give me a diagnosis - plus 4 different opinions on the damn thing)

LOL Morbidly fascinating - totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's most noticable when you (attempt to) lift your arms parallel to your shoulder at the sides.  Although my bad arm is now regaining movement, the shoulder joint on that side still seems to lift up, as though the arm is pivoting from a different place!  I suppose other muscles are compensating somehow.  Good news is, it seems to be getting less as time goes on.  I can just imagine us all, doing our excercises in front of a mirror - like Harry Worth, for those from the UK old enough to remember him!   Not to mention lifting our arms in what looks like a very dubious salute - good job the neighbours can't see!