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Frozen Shoulder



Conditions


Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is a typical source of shoulder pain. It happens in about 2% to 5% of the populace and generally introduces in 40 to 60-year-olds. It is progressively common in ladies – 70% (Sheridan et al. 2006). Frozen shoulder causes your shoulder joint capsule to contract (to less than 5 cm3) and fundamentally thicken (from ~1mm to ~5mm), which prompts pain and a hardened shoulder joint cavity bringing about a decreased scope of shoulder development. Bands of scar tissue form within the joint itself, thereby reducing the liquid called synovial fluid that keeps the joint lubricated.


Tragically, there is still much obscure about frozen shoulder. One of those questions is the reason frozen shoulder begins. There are numerous speculations yet the research network discussions come up with a definite answer as to what really causes frozen shoulder. Wellbeing conditions e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular illness, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism conditions are thought to initiate pervasiveness of frozen shoulder.


Symptoms

While frozen shoulder is generally missed or mistaken for rotator cuff injury, it has an unmistakable example of side effects bringing about:

  • Dull shoulder pain sometimes radiating in the upper arm
  • Loss of shoulder functioning and mobility

How can physiotherapy help manage Frozen Shoulder?

Physiotherapy has been shown to be effective in long term management of frozen shoulder. Physiotherapy aims to achieve:

  • Reduction of shoulder pain
  • Facilitation of tissue repair
  • Restoration of a normal joint range of motion and function
  • Restoration of muscle length, strength, and patterns of movement
  • Normalizing of your upper limb neurodynamics
  • Normalizing of shoulder joint function


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