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Frozen Shoulder

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teresa90837
teresa90837

i have been suffering with frozen shoulder for going on four months now. I am now receiving physio theropy, acupuncture weekly. But I can't sleep. No pain medication works at all. I use a tens machine daily. I can only lift my right arm up sideways about 30 degrees, I cannot reach behind my back and can barely lift to do my hair without being in a lot of pain. Any help or advice would be highly appreciated.

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  • deenie4545
    deenie4545 teresa90837

    Posted

    hiya,ive just joined the forum,relieved to find people suffering the same thing,

    i had a frozen shoulder 2years ago,4 cortizone injection hardly much movement in my shoulder for 6 months,

    physio exercises on sheet of paper they gave me,but as the movement in my shoulder came back felt so

    good and normal again,but over time i would get stiff and tight feeling which i would take pain killers,now the last 6 months just got worse feel so much weaker in my shoulder,when it plays up,it would  effect my neck and my shoulder blade and suddenly get a sharp pain take my breathe away last 30 seconds,struggling with my job now,as my shoulder is frequently pain happening every 2 weeks,my doctor told me to phone the physio direct line,which i know just be sheet of paper with exercises on,any help on what i should do.

  • kay2017
    kay2017 teresa90837

    Posted

    Maybe we should start some separate threads. One titled Effective/ Ineffective treatments for me.

    One Sleep issues with FS

    And Pain management for FS.

    I have been online researching. I hear so much about what is not working . If we specified in the Titles that we want to only hear what is effective. Maybe we could find some solutions.

    What do y'all think?

  • deenie4545
    deenie4545 teresa90837

    Posted

    Went to see a Osteopath yesterday,so wished i had made appointment sooner,very helpful and explained what

    was going on with the muscles in my shoulder,found out have a slight curved spin too,i think once you start getting

    movement back after the frozen stage to see a Osteopath,Chiropractic,to help with the correct exercises to strengthen your shoulder muscles,hope this is helpful

  • claregalla
    claregalla teresa90837

    Posted

    Been to pyhsio today and after six weeks of waiting for my appointment and the excruciating pain he doesn't think it's frozen shoulder apparently if it was it would be totally stiff I'd have no movement at all so he's referred me for MRI he thinks it's an injury to my AC JOINT?? I'll keep you all updated xx

    • frozen_stiff
      frozen_stiff claregalla

      Posted

      Claregella, are you sure this was a qualified PT. Firstly if you look at any scientific article you will find that no frozen shoulder loses the last 30 degrees of movement in any of the three measurable ranges. In addition a/c joints cause very little loss of range of movement. I would think any qualified PT would easily diaggnose an A/C joint without a very expensive MRI. let us know more especially the onset of your condition.

      All I have written is esily found on the web.

  • amanda78070
    amanda78070 teresa90837

    Posted

    Hi Teresa, I have had frozen shoulder on both sides in the last 3 years. My advice would be to tell your GP to refer you to an orthopaedic consultant and ask them to consider doing a shoulder release operation. I had this done as day surgery on both sides and it was like magic! Agonising pain and lack of movement pre-surgery just disappeared. Was a bit sore for a couple of weeks but nothing like frozen shoulder pain. Requires committment to intensive physio for a few weeks post op but is so worth it to have your life back again. Good luck :-) 
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