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What Are The Symptoms Of Frozen Shoulder?

 If the frozen shoulder does not heal by itself, is surgery the only available treatment? Here is good news for you! There is no need for surgery. With the help of Regenerative Medica Stem Cell therapy, the frozen shoulder can repair itself and provide you with long-lasting relief from the associated symptoms. Let us first understand the symptoms that may freeze your shoulder.

Zuckerman JD and Rokito A have published an article in the journal J Shoulder Elbow Surg., dated 2011, where they defined frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis as "a condition of uncertain aetiology, characterised by significant restriction of both active and passive shoulder motion that occurs in the absence of a known intrinsic shoulder disorder." [1] 



Frozen shoulder is commonly correlated with intense pain that drastically worsens by night, weak or loss or range of motion, as well as stiffness. 


Frozen shoulder can be either primary or secondary. 


  • Primary frozen shoulder is often linked with chronic conditions like diabetes mellitus. 

  • Secondary frozen shoulder usually affects individuals with a recent history of shoulder injuries, subacromial impingement, rotator cuff tendon tear, biceps tenosynovitis, and calcific tendonitis.


Stages of frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder often reveals itself in three stages:

 

Freezing stage or the painful stage: This stage starts gradually with diffusing pain, supported by the gradual thickening of the shoulder capsule. It lasts for 2-9 months, leading to intense pain along with confined movements.

  

Frozen stage or the adhesive stage: In this stage, the pain will start subsiding, followed by restricting the joint movement. Moreover, stiffness persists, and this stage lasts for 4-6 months. 

 

Thawing stage or the last stage: Here, the shoulder joint capsule starts loosening up. The pain subsides gradually with gradual improvement in the range of shoulder movement. It will take 6-24 months to restore completely. 


Reference


  1. Zuckerman JD, Rokito A. Frozen shoulder: a consensus definition. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011;20(2):322-325. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2010.07.008

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