Doctor states that I have the beginnings of Frozen Shoulder Pain started about 1/2 way down my arm has now spread up to the shoulder joint. What can I do to stop it spreading either by excercise, diet or pills?
2007-12-06 01:24:34 · 6 answers · asked by Karen W 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I had a Frozen Shoulder on my first Rheumatology appointment way back in 1992. The Consultant injected it and it has gone. I then had problems with my right shoulder, turned out to be extensive calcification of the rotor cuff, so I had a Lithrotripsey machine to break up the calcification. This past month the left shoulder has started, feels like I might have calcification in that, but will wait and see the Doc after Christmas, New Year. The frozen shoulder was just that, frozen, could not move it through pain and the Nurse had to help me get undressed and dressed.
2007-12-06 11:59:19 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-18 07:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by Lan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frozen shoulder is misdiagnosed a lot. I don't know your age or history, but I would recommend finding a physical therapist or chiropractic doctor who practices a myofascial release technique called ART (active release technique) or something similar. go to: activerelease.com and do a provider search.
Often the subscapularis-a rotator cuff muscle-gets bound up and will create a pseudo frozen shoulder and, even if it isn't, it is almost surely involved to some degree- along with other biomechanical things involving the shoulder (bad posture, short or weak shoulder girdle muscles, etc.) that need correcting or you'll keep dealing with shoulder problems throughout your life.
Unfortunately, a general practitioner doesn't get the training to be able to recognize these things and many orthopedists doesn't have (take?) the time to explore these other factors.
2007-12-06 01:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by BlackGrape 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A real frozen shoulder could last for years and require muscle relaxants and intensive physio. Unlikely to become seriously frozen from computer use but it could start there. if you continually keep your arm outstretched on your mouse try changing hands or at least make sure the arm is supported up to the elbow to prevent a sagging in the shoulder joint, If it hurts when you put your hand across your chest, on top of your opposite (painful) shoulder, and can find the pain pressing one finger in at the back, this is a likely cause, ive had it . Physio will have it right in 2-3 goes then try to recognise what you are doing on the puter and stop it.
2016-03-15 07:58:28 · answer #4 · answered by Claire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ihave had a rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder and i went through a year and ahalf of pt and is not any better my shoulder is frozen for the rest of my life so my doctor the shoulder specialist told me that it will remain that way for the rest of my life no matter how many excercises or pt or surgeries i have and it has been 4 years and i am still unable to move or use my left shoulder or hold any amount of weight on it good luck just dont fall for the pain med doctors that want to dope you up try zanaflex it is a muscle relaxer it works wonders
2007-12-06 09:37:05 · answer #5 · answered by jo mason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sucks. All you can do is follow the exercises and wait for it to clear up. Don't try to stretch your shoulder too far because that will make it worse. It could be a few months to get better. Sorry.
And by the time that shoulder recovers there is a good chance that the other one will do the same.
2007-12-06 01:29:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋