subject: Physical Therapy For Frozen Shoulder To Cut Down Recovery Times And Pain [print this page] A program of physical therapy for frozen shoulder is the most effective method to get rid effectively and fast of this stubborn disorder that can last up to three years, if left to resolve naturally. A Frozen Shoulder is a resilient disease that greatly reduces quality of life, affecting all the most mundane activities like driving the car, shampooing, reaching for a high shelf and so on.
Anti inflammatories and injections can reduce the symptoms and relieve inflammation for a while, but do not really cure the condition, as they need constant consumption and lead to a costly and unhealthy dependency, while hot packs and ultrasounds are only mildly effective and time consuming, requiring unpractical re-applications and surgery appointments.
Manipulation, the breaking of the adhesions causing the disease by the surgeon, is a drastic measure requiring general anesthesia. Still, there is no guarantee of a successful outcome and it must be followed by a rehabilitative physical therapy program thereafter.
Instead, it is a good idea to implement a program of physical therapy for frozen shoulder right from the start as the foundation of a treatment for Frozen Shoulder, bypassing manipulation altogether. Further benefits include a much faster recovery from pain and limited range of motion, as the physical therapy is designed to target the adhesions of the cuff capsule causing the disorder.
A stronger rotator cuff is more eager to heal than a weak one riddled with anti inflammatories, while the adhesions are helped into breaking away. This is achieved by implementing specific stretching and range of motion exercises for the adhesions so as to speed up the disease normal recovery times.
A Frozen Shoulder must be one of the longer lasting shoulder disorders, if not the longest. It will eventually resolve naturally, but it can be even 3 long years before it does, during which time the sufferer has to contend with a reduced quality of life induced by pain and disability, as daily activities become difficult at best, or impossible at worst.
All shoulder movements are affected by this disorder, particularly over head ones. The disease affects more women than men in a ratio of two to one, and is also linked to diabetes or being over weight, but by no any mean always. Pain is less severe as disability grows worse, but it is the long recovery times that make this disorder almost a chronic one.
It is a shame that too many people resort to the easy option of anti inflammatories or injections because they do provide a short cut to pain relief, but also a long run to side effects and light wallets. Drugs are not only toxic in the long term, but also costly, adding insult to injury, while hot packs and ultrasound offer only mild improvements without significantly improving recovery times, though they are harmless and do help.
