Symptoms of Frozen Shoulder - Is This You?
By Mr Taylor
I'm often asked in the clinic "What are the symptoms of frozen shoulder?"
While this seems like a straight forward question with seemingly black and
white answers, the fact of the matter is that the answers depend on what
stage of frozen shoulder syndrome the person may be in...
I'm often asked in the clinic "What are the symptoms of frozen shoulder?"
While this seems like a straight forward question with seemingly black and
white answers, the fact of the matter is that the answers depend on what
stage of frozen shoulder syndrome the person may be in. The best answer to
that person may involve describing the general symptoms, then describing
symptoms that are not associated with frozen shoulder or may be indicative
of a different or even more serious medical condition. It's safe to say, and
may seem obvious, that the symptoms of frozen shoulder are painful
shoulder movement and/or stiffness. Depending on the stage of frozen
shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) a person is in, there may be no pain but
increased stiffness and conversely, severe pain with range of motion but no
limiting stiffness.
Why Does This Matter?
Early intervention in the case of any medical condition decreases the
likelihood of the development of more serious problems and may prevent
long term complications. Knowing and acting on this fact means that the
treatment must be specific to the diagnosis. Treating a frozen shoulder with
rotator cuff exercises alone will do little to resolve the condition and may
make the problem worse in some cases. Treating a rotator cuff injury when
the root cause of pain is due to a cervical (neck) disc impingement is a waste
of time. This may seem obvious, but I see it happen all the time when
someone attempts to self-diagnose and treat their shoulder pain. "Yes"
answers to the following questions about shoulder pain may indicate a
condition other than frozen shoulder.Early intervention in the case of any medical condition decreases the
likelihood of the development of more serious problems and may prevent
long term complications. Knowing and acting on this fact means that the
treatment must be specific to the diagnosis. Treating a frozen shoulder with
rotator cuff exercises alone will do little to resolve the condition and may
make the problem worse in some cases. Treating a rotator cuff injury when
the root cause of pain is due to a cervical (neck) disc impingement is a waste
of time. This may seem obvious, but I see it happen all the time when
someone attempts to self-diagnose and treat their shoulder pain. "Yes"
answers to the following questions about shoulder pain may indicate a
condition other than frozen shoulder.
Do you have radiating pain in to the forearm or hand?
Do you have tingling or numbness of the fingers along with shoulder pain?
Is your shoulder pain present when resting or not moving your shoulder?
After using your arm/shoulder such as when brushing your hair or putting
on your belt, does the shoulder pain last for more than 30 minutes?
Is there frank weakness with gripping or holding objects?
"No" answers to the above regarding your shoulder pain and stiffness do not
necessarily mean you have a frozen shoulder but can prevent unnecessary
treatment where further diagnosis and alternate intervention may be
indicated.
<a href="http://www.researchedreview.com/frozen_shoulder.html"
target="_new">Frozen shoulder exercises</a> are an integral part of any
treatment for adhesive capsulitis. Top programs can be reviewed at the
author's review site by clicking the link above. <a href=" http://ezinearticles.com/?Symptoms-of-Frozen-Shoulder-Is-This-You?&id=1774732"
target="_new">"Symptoms of Frozen Shoulder</a> - Is This You" originally
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Submitted by Mr Taylor 2009-02-15 06:27:25
Category: Medicines and Remedies
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