| Frozen shoulder is the condition of pain | | | | In physical therapy for frozen shoulder, |
| and stiffness in the shoulder joint | | | | you will first perform weight and |
| accompanied by loss of motion. An | | | | non-weight stretching exercises to |
| inflammation in or around the shoulder | | | | improve the flexibility of your shoulder |
| may trigger the body's normal defensive | | | | joint. The common exercises include arm |
| response of stiffness. When the shoulder | | | | swing with weights, arm raise, overhead |
| becomes stiff, it becomes too painful | | | | stretch, stretching your arms across |
| too move. Someone with frozen shoulder | | | | your body, and towel stretch. |
| may not be able to reach above and over | | | | It is important to note that during |
| the head or touch the back. | | | | these stretching exercises, you should |
| While there is no definite cause of | | | | feel tension but you should not |
| frozen shoulder, over 90 percent of | | | | overstretch your shoulder to the point |
| patients experience full recovery. | | | | where you feel pain or severe |
| Doctors recommend physical therapy for | | | | discomfort. These exercises are done |
| frozen shoulder as the best treatment. | | | | once or twice daily until the shoulder |
| Physical therapy for frozen shoulder | | | | restores its normal range of movement. |
| starts with reducing the pain and | | | | Your doctor will advise you should you |
| stiffness of the shoulder and increasing | | | | need to perform other exercises to tone |
| blood circulation through heat. One | | | | and strengthen your shoulder muscles |
| effective way of the heating method is | | | | such as rotation exercises. Remember not |
| taking a 10-minute hot shower or bath. | | | | to force movement in your shoulder. This |
| Alternatively, the physical therapist | | | | does not mean you should not move it at |
| may apply heat to your shoulder locally | | | | all but instead to limit activities that |
| with the use of heating pads, wraps or | | | | may further injure your shoulder. |
| towels. Hot water bottles and heat | | | | If physical therapy for frozen shoulder |
| creams and ointments may also be used. | | | | does not work for you, your doctor may |
| Shoulder massage is also a good way to | | | | recommend surgical treatment. The good |
| start physical therapy for frozen | | | | news is physical therapy for frozen |
| shoulder as it increases the flow of | | | | shoulder is usually enough for patients |
| blood and oxygen into the area. Once | | | | to get effective results that improve |
| pain is reduced either through heating | | | | with time. If you have frozen shoulder, |
| or through massage, the therapist | | | | consult a physical therapist and get the |
| proceeds with a series of physical | | | | treatment that you need. |
| therapy exercises. | | | | |