Frozen Shoulder

This is one of the most common and yet challenging conditions we have here at Prima Clinic.

This shoulder impingement is clinically diagnosed as adhesive capsulitis and is identified by measuring how far a client can lift their arm in abduction. A positive test is an arm that cannot pass an angle of 90 degrees.

This can be a frustrating and painful condition for the client and rehabilitation can last anything between 21 days and 18 months. But with carefully designed rehab program the injury can be fully healed and 90% of the time does not return.

Frozen shoulder usually occurs in women over 40 and people who suffer with or have suffered from diabetic conditions. The bones ligaments and tendons that surround your shoulder joint thicken and tighten and thus restrict movement. No one knows for certain why this occurs but a fall or impact on the shoulder joint is one reason, repetitive shoulder movement or sleeping on the shoulder are other examples of causes.

Diagnosing this condition consists of various Range of Motion, passive and strength tests thus determining which group of muscles, tendons or ligaments have ‘frozen’. Once diagnosed a suitable rehabilitation program will be designed to improve movement and reduce pain.

Although Adhesive capsulitis is a shoulder impingement it must not be confused with other shoulder impingement conditions which I will discuss in a future blog.

If you are suffering with Frozen Shoulder and would like to book a consultation, please contact us at info@primaclinic.co.uk .

You may also like to read about other injuries we treat here at Prima Clinic – https://primaclinic.co.uk/injury-rehabilitation/