Suffering From a Frozen Shoulder? Know the Causes and Treatments Here
If you are suffering from stiffness or pain and have not been able to move your shoulders fully and freely, you should consider frozen shoulder treatment in Bangalore. Read on for more on what frozen shoulder is all about, its causes and treatments.
What is a frozen shoulder?
If you suffer from frozen shoulder, it means you have been struggling to use your shoulder for various activities — its use is limited and if you try to use it more, you suffer from a lot of pain and stiffness. In medical terms, frozen shoulder is called adhesive capsulitis.
Causes of frozen shoulder
• You could develop a frozen shoulder if you have not been using the shoulder joint because of injury or severe pain.
• It is also caused owing to a chronic medical condition like diabetes/stroke.
• Your shoulder could also freeze if you have undergone some surgery in the joint and have not moved it regularly.
• Typically, a frozen shoulder occurs among those over 40, especially women who are in the post-menopausal stage.
• A frozen shoulder occurs in a scenario where the capsule in which the ligament, tendon and bones of the shoulder joint are located becomes thick and stiff.
• People who have chronic conditions such as diabetes, thyroid-related issues, tuberculosis etc are also susceptible to frozen shoulders.
Treatment options
• If you have noticed any of the systems and are considering frozen shoulder treatment in Bangalore, you should know all about the treatment options. Before treatment you will be asked to go through a physical test by your orthopaedic, and then asked to go through an X-ray/MRI.
• One of the first lines of treatment is medication. This could be in the form of painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills.
• You could also be asked to take up physiotherapy where you will be taught some exercises to boost movement. Specific exercises for the shoulder, rotator cuff exercises and some massages are all recommended by physiotherapists.
• Some physiotherapists also use heating pads to provide heat to the frozen shoulder. This causes the capsule to stretch.
• If you complain of pain during nights, your doctor is more likely to recommend heat/thermo treatment.
• You could also be given a cortisone injection into the shoulder joint to lower pain.
• Sometimes, sterile solution is injected into the capsule of the joint so that it can stretch.
• In certain situations, you will be given anesthesia and your doctor will manipulate your arm/shoulder to stretch the capsule.
• Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure wherein the doctor will make incisions near the shoulder and repair the capsule of the joint.
• You could also use warm compresses regularly at home to ensure that the stiffness in the joint is gone.
You will be told to take up frequent stretching exercises even though you have recovered from the pain and stiffness in the joints, so the frozen shoulder problem does not recur.
