Cure for frozen shoulder!!!!

I know! I spent the entire month of March in horrible pain. I’m not the only one that has said MSM has worked for them. I looked at other forums on this site and there’s an entire thread about MSM curing frozen shoulder. And here I thought I had discovered a break through cure ! Lol

Even if it might not work for you, it’s worth a shot because of how inexpensive the pills are. If you look up MSM, there’s actually a lot of good health benefits besides helping with frozen shoulder. 

I hope your other shoulder unfreezes and you are pain free soon! 

It is Methylsulfonyl-methane but just goes by MSM in the stores 

I take 2 a day, which is the recommended dose. I take it with food because the first time I took it on an empty stomach, I got a little nauseated. I hope it works for you too

Yeah, I went to GNC today. I bought their brand of  MSM , 1000mg, and took one with a bottle of water. I am experiencing some heart burn, so I will make sure to take the next dose with food. I am feeling hopeful! Thank you!

Hi Melissa! I hope it helps you too!!! It didn’t stop the pain the first night, but worked the second. I’m on day 5. I can lift my arm above my head as high as the other one now. I can put my hand behind my head, and I can put my hand on my waist. I still don’t have full movement putting my arm behind me, but I can actually put my hand in my back pocket. Last week, I couldn’t do any of these things. 

But most importantly, the pain is gone! I feel a little bit achy when I first wake up but it goes away as soon as I start moving around.

I’m just really happy that I didn’t have to go through surgery or PT, and it is definitely going to be completely gone soon.  Please keep me posted on how you are doing  

This is my second frozen shoulder that I am dealing with now.  My first week is 90% healed. My second has never grown as severe in either degree of lost mobility or degree of pain, but has been following the same overall process and timeline. I have been with this frozen shoulder site for over a year, and never happened to stumble across MSM as a possible treatment. So thank you again for sharing. 

I hope it works for you! The pain when trying to sleep is torture! It severely hurts no matter how you lay, prop up pillows, every time you turn...

I’m still having a little bit of stiffness, especially on cold rainy days like today in Ohio, but at least I slept last night without pain.  Let me know!

Hi.  Also a FS sufferer after falling hard on same shoulder 3 times in 3 days snowboarding.

Sleeping is extraordinarily painful..  MOVEMENT seems to be the key, and enough movement to cause cracks and thumps in the joint.  I know.. this is super painful, but 5 mins afterwards movement is MUCH better.  Have been trying this rather brutal regime of forcing movement.   It is very strange.. the brain is shouting no no no, but if you continue the stretch (like the walking finger excercise)  it is really a lot better after the initial 10 minutes of cursing and sweating.  One of my best days was when I nearly fell off a chair and instinctively reached up quickly with my shoulder.. OUCH  but 5 mins afterwards, had extraordinary flexibility.  The real bummer is after sleeping, it all freezes up again a little, so the first 30 mins after waking up seems particularly tricky.  I have to pendulum-swing and loosen up  slowly.  Pain (even with codeine) high and nearly making me throw up,  but after 30 mins, have a useable shoulder.  Good luck everyone.   I think we are all different, so here is only my take on this painful predicament. 

So I got my MSM on Wednesday and started taking it straight away. I’ve definitely noticed a difference in pain. I also have a little more movement. I’m not getting too excited, but I’ve been working in the garden all day today and although it’s a little sore now, definitely not as bad as it would have been before the MSM. I’m taking 1000mg once a day, but might increase it. I’m feeling more positive than I have since the FS started.

I just saw this! I’m so happy that you are feeling positive. I just talked to a woman over the weekend who had surgery for FS. It took her over a year to heal and she said she didn’t know what was worse-the pain from the surgery and PT or just having FS. I’m just relieved that I don’t have to go through all of that! 

I’ve been doing a lot of outside work too, and heavy lifting. I was dreading the pain that would come at night, but nothing happened. 

Have you increased the MSM?

Hi, thanks for your reply.

I haven’t increased my dose yet. The pain continues to improve. Before MSM I had a lot of pain - aching and throbbing - all down my arm, especially at night. Now, I only have an ache in the joint itself and I’m able to sleep through the night. I had a cortisone injection 2 weeks ago and I don’t know if it’s a delayed reaction from that of if it’s the MSM, but I don’t really care. I will continue with MSM regardless. I’ve also started taking fish oil. I’m so glad I read your post.

I have physio tomorrow and it’s usually pretty sore after, so we’ll see what happens.