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Effective Frozen Shoulder Treatments



Posted
Dr. Shalini Kapoor Kad
April 24, 2011

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A homoeopathic paediatrician, a counselling expert and a freelance writer are a few words to describe my profession. My sole aim is to put forth practical piece of information that guides every one right in the direction, blending the medicos to a layman with a simple gesture to make the medical things a little less convoluted and comprehendible.


 

Frozen shoulder is medically known as adhesive capsulitis. It is a disorder of shoulder capsule that creates lot of pain in the related tissues. It limits all shoulder movements and let one suffer intense unbearable pains. Initially, person can treat this problem at their home. Usually, you rush to the doctor and consult your problem. There are several vital therapies that can keep your shoulder pain reduced and provide you relief from this problem. These exercises can be very effectively incorporated with proper medication in order to cure this acute painful ailment. The causes of frozen shoulder vary due to shrinkage of capsule, thickening, scarring, and inflammation. Additionally, an injury to the shoulder leads to this problem of shoulder including rotator cuff injury, tendinitis and bursitis. Usually, the frozen shoulder treatment combines anti-inflammatory medication with exercise.

  • Keep frozen shoulder warm – It is the most obvious physical therapy for this type of shoulder. You need to use warm compresses or heating pad and apply it for five times a day on your shoulder to keep your shoulder warm. Most of the patients find relief from this problem or severe pain. There are several products available in the market that can be used as heating pad.
  • Get An Extra pillow while sleeping – Keep an extra pillow and put it on the affected side. This will help you in curing and reducing the pain of frozen shoulder. Sometimes the patients cry out with pain while sleeping and turning into the affected side. Therefore, keeping a pillow under your shoulder side will be effective to have proper sound sleep and free from pain.
  • Gentle Massage – This problem of shoulder is the consequences of disorder of bones joints but the surrounded muscles can be used to provide relief from the pain. You can ask your family member to massage on the surrounded area of the affected area gently. This will surely provide relief from the severe pain of this type of shoulder.
  • Use dietary products or supplements – There are few natural products such as fish oils or glucosamine that have been proved to ease the stiffness of joints. Some herbal cures are full of pain relieving properties and can be used in the case of frozen shoulder.
  • Buy TENS machine – TENS machine is the device which induces some muscle relaxation pain relief to the human body. It basically works by stimulating skin nerves and induce brain to pay attention to the current muscle strain rather than receiving the incoming pain signals. It is not mandatory that it works for everyone but give it a try.
  • Provide Support to the arm – In case of frozen shoulder, you must try to provide support with a simple strap which can add value. The patients need to have short term medication along with this mild exercise to get prompt result.

All these are physical therapies that can induce pain relief so; the frozen shoulder could not lead to major problem. Therefore, remember these exercises pursuing the medication.    

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