Frozen shoulder (also known as adhesive capsulitis or frozen shoulder) is defined by limitation of movement, stiffness and pain in your shoulder. Symptoms typically begin gradually and worsen over time, and then subside after a while (this may take a way or two!).
What Causes a Frozen Shoulder?
When any problem that causes pain in the shoulder continues, it may end with a frozen shoulder. The incidence of frozen shoulder in the population is between 3-5%. It is more common in women than men. The incidence of frozen shoulder increases with age, especially after the age of 40.
In the majority of frozen shoulder cases, the cause is unknown. Among the known causes, the most blamed disease is diabetes, namely “Diabetes”. Other causes: Long-term immobility in the shoulder, trauma, thyroid (goiter) diseases, stroke, heart attack. However, if I need to remind you again, the cause of frozen shoulder is often not clear! When any problem that causes pain in the shoulder continues, it may end with a frozen shoulder.
Complaints on Frozen Shoulder
Pain that can be very severe in some patients and can occur even at rest or during sleep (interrupting sleep)
Increasing loss of movement in the arm is especially noticeable in female patients as the inability to move their hand back (eg to the bra), the inability to raise the arm (eg, the inability to pick up an object from the shelf above the head). The patient feels the pain not only in the shoulder, but also in the neck and back.
Restriction of movement in frozen shoulder, unlike other shoulder diseases that limit shoulder movements, occurs in “all movements” Symptoms are manifested mainly in 3 periods:
1. Painful freezing period (lasts about 3-4 months)
2. Freezing period (12 months)
3. Dissolution period (6 months)
Frozen Shoulder Treatment
To summarize, standard treatments for frozen shoulder are:
• Physiotherapy (physical therapy)
• Painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs (reducing pain and stiffness)
• Cortisone injections (reducing pain and stiffness)
• It is a surgical treatment.
Most of the frozen shoulder cases can be successfully treated with treatment methods other than surgery.
