Im a week into my frozen shoulder.

Hi

I’ve had mine since beginning of Feb, although not diagnosed until mid March. I’ve had one physio session and am having my jab next week. Gentle physio exercises every day, slight improvement in movement, but increase in pain. Really hoping the jab will reduce the pain. How has yours been? 

 I’ve had a frozen shoulder a year this month! I feel your pain Julie. The only advice I can give you is painkillers and a hot water bottle after the steroid injection. Now my shoulder has started to get better after a whole year! I spent a lot of money going private, for an injection and PT only to be told by another specialist that no amount of money will do anything! It’s just time ... I came on it’s own, and will go on it’s own! Best wishes to you! X

Stick with the physio, it will make the difference between a short recovery and a long recovery. My doc injected me last June, but he didn't refer me to physio. So by October I needed a second injection as my shoulder was beginning to lose range of motion again. But, he still didn't refer me, nor did he suggest exercises.

Now, after having the manipulation done at end of February am I finding the pain is quite a bit less and I have regained over 70% function. I do the exercises I was given in February faithfully and sometimes I really need to push through the pain to get maximum stretching at the shoulder.

I am glad I have continued with the exercises, as without doing so I would be much slower in my recovery.

My first time with FS was about 12 years ago, when I was 55 and I played golf, lifted weights etc. Then my full recovery was in less than 9 months. I didn't know that what I was doing by keeping the shoulder in motion helped in the recovery. This time, I tried to protect the shoulder by not overdoing things, which was not the thing I should have done.

Stick with the physio and a speedy recovery.

 

Hi Julie, Ive been in your shoes and i really feel for you. I hurt my shoulder in November last year and because it hurt so much to move it, frozen shoulder set in. i had 3 steroid injections which never worked. Physio at my local hospital which didn't do much good cos it hurt so much.  so i was pretty much living on pain killers the whole time. 

I decided to have the procedure done.... 2 weeks ago!! and what an amazing instant result. I have 95% ROM back and i hope to return to work next Sunday. My shoulder is still a bit sore and weak from not being able to move it properly for 6 months and i'm still taking some pain killers now and then but nothing like before. It is honestly the best decision i ever made. 

I wanted to post something positive on here because 5 months ago i was reading everything about frozen shoulder and was reading all the forums about it and desperately trying to find answers. I dont think there is anything so debilitating and painful as FS and i never new what a massive impact it can have on your every day life. I wish you all the best.

Regards

Anne

Hi Julie, 

I posted earlier about taking MSM for frozen shoulder. I started taking it on Sunday and I’m already recovering. This is without any PT, injections, chiropractor, etc

I wanted to use it a few days before posting and  it really works. It has been a miracle! I highly suggest trying it. I don’t know if it works for everyone, but it’s worth a shot because it’s only around $11