Newly diagnosed, little advice needed for frozen shoulder
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Hi all, I have been diagnosed with a frozen shoulder 2 days ago following a few weeks of pain and reduced active mobility. I think I injured my shoulder about 5 months ago when undressing as I experienced very sharp pain that lasted for 5 mind or so and happened a few times then eased up over time so I ignored it. Then late in August playing squash I knocked my shoulder and the pain was excruciating for a minute. Fast forwards 3 weeks and suddenly noted a lot more permanent ache and loss of movement. Have seen a physio who suggested a lot of passive movements including pushing up my arm to its limit of movement i can achieve, he stated this was to reduce the amount of movement loss, I have been doing this and it helps a little bit hurts like he'll and next day it seems to return mostly to the previous state. Does anyone have any similar experience and can this reduce amount of movement loss? Also does the loss occur gradually with no improvements any days or is it gradual with some days better than othets?
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carol22122 jon73953
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jon73953 carol22122
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sorry I’m rambling a bit but it’s painful and I just want to learn what others find helpful. Thanks again for the reply.
mark32352 jon73953
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reading your post was like reading my biography my frozen shoulder happen out the blue and started just like yours , I’m 49 and active and working as an electrical engineer and this condition is starting to make work very difficult.doctor was not much help and sent me away with advice of take pain killers for two weeks if no improvement then to do self referral to physio, this is where it changed for me he told me I had frozon shoulder and gave me a number of exercises some so painful I couldn’t do he also booked me in for the cortisone injection, I’ve read a lot about this injection on here about it being a waste of time but i was willing to try anything so had this done 3 weeks ago today BEST THING I DONE , after 3 weeks I can do all the exercises I can sleep the whole night ( still a little painful when I first get in to bed but not beinn woken up in the night ) and the constant ache has almost gone physio have told me this injection will only last 3 month and I must work hard in that time with the exercises
jon73953 mark32352
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carol22122 mark32352
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Oh, it's so encouraging to hear that the cortisone injection has helped you. Mine is booked for next Tuesday and I am hopeful. I'm a lot older than you both (67) and got mine when I fractured my wrist and was in a cast and sling for weeks. Got zero advice from the hospital and read about it all myself, and started exercises for my shoulder and elbow while I was in the cast, but to no avail. My hand physio realised it was likely to be frozen shoulder and got me to self refer to a shoulder physio but I had to wait nearly 5 weeks for that, and then a further 3 weeks for the cortisone appointment. Can I ask you what it was like immediately after the injection? I read that it can aggravate it at first and takes a few days to settle, during which you are not to move your arm? Sounds tricky. At this point though I will try anything to get rid of this awful relentless pain. I feel like I've aged 20 years Thanks.
carol22122 jon73953
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mark32352 carol22122
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as you say I think we are all getting different information about how we should be doing the exercises , advice from my physiio was the harder I do it the better( easy for him to say) and that the the more I push myself the way shorter the three stages of this condition will be .as for the injection I had a lot of people telling my about how big the needle is and how painful it was but this turn out the complete opposite, there is a very small string with the injection and nothing move, and had no more pain than before the injection the days after and was told nothing about not moving my arm for days after in fact the physio had my doing exercises right after I had it , I will tell you that for me it took 8 days before I started to feel any benefit but from that day onwards I got move and more each day , all the best for Tuesday
carol22122 mark32352
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Mark. thank you so much for your reassuring words, you have made me feel a lot better about the injection! Just have to hope it works! Although the loss of movement is frustrating and difficult, it's the relentless pain that is driving me crazy. If it just helps with that I will be extremely grateful. All the very best to you.
shazza4 jon73953
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carol22122 jon73953
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jon73953
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i also get pain down the arm into the elbow and through the bicep which is more persistent than the shoulder in terms of the frequency as my shoulder only hurts when using it or moving awkwardly. I find that heat helps more than cold but it’s always nagging.