Frozen Shoulder - Physiotherapy Help!

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WolfGirl

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I have Frozen Shoulder. Ultrasound shows no tears or fluid. Dr. says go to physiotherapy. The physiotherapist I'm going to says she has to push and pull on my arm within my pain limits to gradually force it to move again and then she puts a suction electric cup gizmo machine on me after to increase circulation or something... while I do daily pulling & stretching exercises at home. The whole thing is misery.:( I'm in pain. Bedtime is a painful nightmare. It's going to take forever. Is this really how physiotherapy is for Frozen Shoulder? Is there a better form of physiotherapy or is this really how it works? :confused:
 
Have you been to an orthopedic doctor, if not, that is the best place to go.

Sometimes a patient must be put to sleep and the shoulder moved to unfreeze. Would be too painful to have shoulder moved while awake to do that. After that, physical therapy to complete the process and get shoulder back to normal. Takes a long time of physical therapy to get back to normal.
 
My mother had a frozen shoulder. Her ortho had her face the wall, he went behind her and raised her arm straight up to the ceiling, then back down.My mom almost passed out from the pain. She asked him why she had to face the wall... His comment was he knew how much it was going to hurt and he didn't want to see her face.

So you could go that route. That was one unaldulterated block of pain for 15 minutes, or you can continue with PT accepting the level of pain you can endure and work it out.I would guess you could choose....;)
 
I went to an orthopedic with my frozen shoulder years ago. It was the most painful thing I have ever endured. He gave me a shot and sent me to therapy for three months 3 times a week. They put hot packs on it and did gently stretching exercises with the thick rubberbands. I also had a tens unit I used on it and I also had a hot tub at home which was wonderful for about two hours. It took like three months to get better.
I am just now having some problems with it again because I have a hip replacement, and I think using the walker has irritated it. So I am using the tens unit on it again and it seem tobe better. the problem with a frozen shouldder is that you think it isn't so bad and you tend not to use it and it gets worse in time till you can't move it at all.
Good luck to you!
 
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