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