Exercising Frozen Shoulder in Three Steps
Frozen shoulder syndrome or adhesive capsulitis is an impairment of the shoulder that limits mobility of the shoulder leaving it very painful for an individual to function when using the range of motion of their shoulders. It can be caused by many factors such as injury, inflammation, or overuse, however it is very difficult to cure and can last almost three years throughout the various stages that is associated with it. There are different methods of treating frozen shoulder or “stiff shoulder”, however the basic treatments are normally combined with physical therapy and exercise. There are three main frozen shoulder exercises that are effective in treating pain, improving function ability, and eventually curing the ailment and symptoms that occur with frozen shoulder.
Stretching, improving range of motion, basic frozen shoulder exercise
Frozen shoulder is best treated with stretching of the shoulder. Anti-inflammatory medications and heat treatment massage provides relief from pain experienced from the affected shoulder. There are two convenient stretches that one can perform on their shoulders while staying at home. A helpful treatment to frozen shoulder are range of motion exercises and dubmbell exercise.
Anterior shoulder and chest stretch – this is peromed while standing with the hands behind the back stretching backward. When you lift them up, it is important to add resistance by pulling the tension towards you. You can repeat this a few times in ten minute intervals and be highly successful in strengthening the shoulder while alleviating stiffness.
The posterior shoulder stretch- In this frozen shoulder exercise you stretch you arm in a lateral or parallel position across the gruff of your chest, and use your other arm to apply pressure and tension to get that ultimate stretch with resistance being applied by preference and toleration. You may repeat this 3-4 times in intervals of 10 seconds.
Arm rotations – it is a good exercise to reduce pain and stiffness of the shoulder. It can be done simply sitting upright in a chair. With arms extended out rolling your shoulder and making circling motions with your arms or by letting your arms relax at your sides and rolling distinctively the balls of the shoulders. this can be done repeatedly but must be with precaution and advised by the physician.
Using Dumbbells- With this frozen shoulder exercise you should bend or kneel on the opposite side of the shoulder that is affecting you. Let your arms fall in a relaxed manner. The dumbbells should be between the 3-5lb range, and you should hold the dumbbell in the hand and arm that is experiencing the “stiff shoulder.* Move your are in rotation from one direction then slowly rotate to the oposite direction. These are done at an interval of 5 to 10.
When performing any frozen shoulder exercise it is crucial that you obtain a physicians opinion on what is safest for your initial condition to prevent harm or damage from occurring and making the frozen shoulder worse. one may avoid the progressive worsening of the shoulder by slowly developing the stamina and strength of the bad shoulder.
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Anybody following this advice is almost guaranteed to hurt themselves and make their condition worse.
To Michael (the previous commenter) – what would you suggest instead?
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