Frozen Shoulder

[River Don]

This is a new thing and it’s been giving some reyt gyp..

It turns out resting it for three weeks whilst waiting for my doctors appointment was the right to do for tendinitis but exactly the wrong thing to do for this. It’s just been getting tighter and stiffer.

I’m waiting for a physio appointment now but I’ve seen some exercises online. It appears to involve pushing against the pain until it goes away. I’m thinking gentle swimming might help loosen it.

If anyone has experience of this, let me know what might work please.

[BobG]

I've got it  RD. It's a complete pig. Time is the only real answer. They told me upto 18 months. Lol. There are injections that may help but I've not had the pleasure as yet.

BobG

[SydneyRover]

Sorry to be bearer and confirm bad news. my partner had it twice with the same advice from the doctor as you Bob and it did take around that long.

[tommy toes]

I’m plagued with achilles strains followed by plantar fasciitis, or the other way round. Have had it in various degrees over the last 10 years.

[mugnapper]

Ah, good old policeman's heel (aka plantar facilitis).
I've had that on and off for a decade. The best treatment I've found is to grit your teeth and power through it, but that's only for Yorkshiremen. Southerners wouldn't be able to do it.
Rolling a frozen waterbottle under the afflicted heel is probably their best option.
As for the shoulder business, for me, heat seems to ease it, but I've used a dozen tubes of Deep Heat recently, which isn't cheap.

[bobbymax]

I used a shoulder strap and ibuprofen to help get through the day and a hotcwater bottle at night but it still dragged on for months.

[River Don]

It might just be me but I find ibuprofen or paracetamol don't work very well. I can barely tell the difference. The Dr has prescribed some more powerful stuff if I want it but it will ulcerate your stomach. I've decided to grin and bear it.

[tommy toes]

Ah, good old policeman's heel (aka plantar facilitis).
I've had that on and off for a decade. The best treatment I've found is to grit your teeth and power through it, but that's only for Yorkshiremen. Southerners wouldn't be able to do it.
Rolling a frozen waterbottle under the afflicted heel is probably their best option.
As for the shoulder business, for me, heat seems to ease it, but I've used a dozen tubes of Deep Heat recently, which isn't cheap.

Yes Mug. Nothing for it but to walk through the pain.Though constant stretching excercises help.

[normal rules]

I had it. Physio and exercises worked for me. Including one where you place palms of hands on wall and slowly walk them upwards. When I had it I could t get my left hand above shoulder height. All good now .

[StocktonRover]

I've got it  RD. It's a complete pig. Time is the only real answer. They told me upto 18 months. Lol. There are injections that may help but I've not had the pleasure as yet.

BobG

I had it in both shoulders, it was a nightmare. I was getting pushed into physio sessions but just couldn’t do the physio because of the pain.
Eventually I got referred for the injections and had the option of having one shoulder done at a time or both together.
I went for both together. It hurt like hell when they injected into the joint (syringes looked like grease guns with knitting needles in them, and it felt like they hit the bone).
Within a day I had significant movement back and felt loads better (I could lift my arms above shoulder height again). I was then able to do the physio and soon got full movement back.
One shoulder never bothered me again, but the other started with restricted movement again after about 9 months.
I had the injection in that shoulder again. This time it was done whilst they scanned my shoulder to direct the needle to where it needed to be and was pain free.
Again the following day I had movement back again.
That was a good few years ago and I’ve had no recurrence of the issue.
My advice is go for the injection sooner than later.

[River Don]

Oooof, I don’t fancy deep injections.

Luckily my symptoms are already fading. Mainly just from using the arm normally and not trying to protect it. I still think there is a rotor cuff problem going on behind it all. That would involve deep injections. Joy. My mate says a deep injection gave him relief though, maybe I’ll have to grin and bear it.

[RobTheRover]

Rd, my mate Stacey is a physiotherapist. She has her own practice in Rotherham. She sorted my back issues out in a couple of sessions, and she's working on my missus's bad shoulder now. Book in with her, tell her I sent you.

https://parkerandjones.co.uk

[BobG]

I've been seeing an osteopath for an hour every week for a couple of months now. She's sorted most of my aches and pains but the shoulder seems to be beyond her powers. Still, she's a nice girl! Lol.

BobG

[River Don]

Actually this thing is improving quite quickly, which is not what the doctor suggested. I’ve seen a physio, NRs walking up the wall exercise works well. Just not resting the arm all the time is helping, that was helping it freeze up. Also swimming, only gentle but stretching the arm in warm water is doing it good.