{"id":283,"date":"2020-01-15T14:46:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T14:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desaishoulders.com\/blog\/?p=283"},"modified":"2020-01-20T12:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T12:33:36","slug":"what-is-frozen-shoulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desaishoulders.com\/blog\/what-is-frozen-shoulder\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Frozen Shoulder?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we&#8217;re going to talk about a condition that affects most of the population. It affects women more than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On average it&#8217;ll affect you when you are in your 50s this particular condition is called a frozen shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/desaishoulders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/frozen-shoulder-1.jpg\" alt=\"frozen shoulder\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desaishoulders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/frozen-shoulder-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/desaishoulders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/frozen-shoulder-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desaishoulders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/frozen-shoulder-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Frozen shoulder is characterized by a gradual loss of motion at the shoulder joint with unfortunately a significant amount of pain. Now the motion loss in a frozen the shoulder is going to be, all movements of the shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of Shoulder Joint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The gradual loss of motion and an increase in pain<\/li><li>Contracture and adhesion within the joint capsule<\/li><li>3:1 ratio, women to men<\/li><li>Medical age 50<\/li><li>The capsular pattern is a definitive diagnosis. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So what we mean is you won&#8217;t be able to reach behind your back, you won&#8217;t be able to reach across your body, you won&#8217;t be able to reach up all of those movements will be lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is the true characteristic of a frozen shoulder. Let&#8217;s look at the clinical term of frozen shoulder, the clinical term for frozen shoulder is <strong>adhesive capsulitis<\/strong>.<br> So what does that mean, <strong>adhesive <\/strong>means getting stuck together,<br>Capsuli<strong>tis<\/strong>, <strong><em>tis<\/em><\/strong> means inflammation. The shoulder joint is inflamed and its end is getting adhered or stuck together thus you start losing motion at the shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s interesting about a frozen shoulder is that we really don&#8217;t<br> know what causes it often will come on spontaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary Frozen Shoulder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Causes Unknown<\/li><li>Occurs without injury<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secondary Frozen Shoulder <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fracture\/ Surgery<\/li><li>Impingement<\/li><li>Stroke<\/li><li>Link to Parkinson&#8217;s and diabetes. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br> There isn&#8217;t really any injury that occurs we do know that it is more more<br> commonly seen in people with diabetes or in people with Parkinson&#8217;s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Another very interesting thing about a frozen shoulder is that if you do nothing about it,  meaning you don&#8217;t seek out any treatment,  the frozen shoulder will actually get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage 1: Freezing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Most painful stage<\/li><li>Acute inflammation<\/li><li>All movements painful<\/li><li>A gradual loss of motion<\/li><li>6 weeks to 9 months<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage 2: Frozen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stuck arm<\/li><li>No longer losing motion, slow reduction in pain<\/li><li>4-9 months<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage 3: Thawing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Minimal to no pain<\/li><li>The gradual return of motion<\/li><li>5-26 months<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All frozen shoulders go through these three phases. Now the time<br> frame for how long these stages are varies person to person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting all those numbers together, a frozen shoulder at its <strong>quickest <\/strong>will resolve in <strong>ten months<\/strong> at its <strong>longest<\/strong>, it will resolve in <strong>three years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> This is where physical therapy comes into play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freezing Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anti-inflammatories<\/li><li>Modalities for pain control<\/li><li>Very gentle motion<\/li><li>Minimal physical therapy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frozen Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Physical therapy for joint mobilization<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thawing Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Home exercise maintenance<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re going to talk about a condition that affects most of the population. 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