Diagnosed with frozen shoulder the second time

Zero injection is not the answer it is a temporary relief from pain with a risk of damage to shoulder tissue 

Evening Donna, I too have this terrible affliction - mine began in March this year.  Mine (I hope) is starting to ease.  From my experience the physical therapy WILL NOT get rid of the problem, it just maintains movement but the frozen shoulder will just run it's natural course.  I have had 2 steroid shots and although I had no dramatic improvement I do believe they have kept the inflammation reduced - so rather than the pain being at a constant 10 out of 10, I have been at a constant 6 out of 10.  My biggest difficulty is also putting the arm behind my back but I just am realistic and don't do it.  I have managed to maintain about 50% of all movement but I owe this to regular exercising throughout the day and I NEVER push past the pain, just to it and hold for 10 seconds.  I paid privately to see a specialist consultant who only deals with shoulders and he was reluctant to inject me the second time so I know he wouldn't do a third - his words were '' I can't cure you but I can hopefully relieve some of the pain''.  Having had 2 shots I have a little dimple on the shoulder where the steroid went in due to atrophy of the natural fat there which will be a small reminder of this terrible shoulder but I see it as a little reminder that I have come through it.  Frozen shoulder IS SELF LIMITING and when I have a particularly bad day I tell myself it will eventually go!!

Just to add - I don't usually take pain relief or any medication for that matter but I couldn't cope with the pain if I wasn't taking pain relief throughout the day.  I certainly know when 6 hours has past as the pain starts to be the only thing I can think about.  I read in another 'thread' that this condition should be renamed 'demonic shoulder' and that is exactly what it is!! I try to swim (if you could call it that) twice a week as the buoyancy of the water really does help support the arm.  I do 5 lengths of breaststroke but I still as yet cannot fully extend the arm out behind me but it really has given me back some strength - just a little.