subject: Frozen Shoulder Syndrome Exercises - The Key To A Quick And Effective Recovery [print this page] A program of frozen shoulder syndrome exercises is the most effective treatment for Adhesive Capsulitis, commonly known as Frozen Shoulder. It is more correct to say that the shoulder is not actually frozen, but blocked by the adhesions, thickened scars of the protective membrane surrounding the rotator cuff like a capsule,, from which the disease takes its medical term..
Such adhesions generally occur in people over 40 and more in women than men, with a ratio of two to one. The reasons for the onset of a Frozen Shoulder are not clear, but there are links with diabetes or body weight, though not necessarily so. Instead, it is clear how to treat the disorder, as there is a variety of treatments available more or less effective, some carrying side effects, some only partially or temporarily effective.
Anti inflammatories, cortisone injections, ultrasounds, hot pack or even manipulation have their time and place, but only a protocol of frozen shoulder syndrome exercises can recover range of motion and flexibility fast and permanently. These exercises consist in rotational movements and stretching well different from common shoulder exercises. Their aim is to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and tendons while helping the adhesions loosening up.
Stretching times vary in length, depending on stage or severity, must be professionally devised and not self made, as a DIY program can make the situation worse. A Frozen Shoulder can last up to 3 years if left to resolve naturally, during which time sufferers resort to the usual anti inflammatories and become dependent on them, because they cure just the symptoms like all medicines. The same applies to cortisone injections, while hot packs are only mildly effective and require constant re-applications, ultrasounds are only partially affective and manipulation is mostly avoidable.
These exercises for frozen shoulder must be implemented daily for half an hour for best results, because consistency is the key for success. However, the reward can be a pain free shoulder with full range of motion restored in a fraction of normal recovery times. There are thousands of sufferers affected by this long lasting disorder every year who struggle with the most mundane daily tasks like shampooing or steering the car wheel for longer than it is necessary, whereas a specific program of exercises and stretching for the rotator cuff could help them ease the pain and restore full range of movement in a fraction of time.
A frozen shoulder syndrome is one of the most debilitating shoulder disorders because it is not caused by an inflammation but by the adhesions that physically restrict the shoulder joint space and block arm movements, especially over head. The condition develops in 3 phases: a freezing phase, quick and painful with arm movement still possible, a frozen phase, lasting up to 1 year with blocked arm and restricted range of motion, and a thawing phase, also lasting up to 1 year with the adhesions gradually breaking down.
Each phase adds more misery on the preceding one, but a set of frozen shoulder syndrome exercises can get the better of this stubborn disorder, recovering the shoulder affected fast and eliminating the need for anti inflammatories.
