![]() ![]() Has it been hurting (and "freezing") since last year?Įxtremely painful? - or more stiff than painful? If it is already frozen then the challenge begins. The key thing is to avoid the frozen part when it starts freezing-painful stretching and rehab. Then you have to go through a lot of rehab to keep the adhesions from reforming (can be quite uncomfortable). ![]() Sometimes a cortisone shot is also needed. The process can be sped up with manipulation under anesthesia-you are put under and the doc breaks down the adhesions. I can also send you an attachment with the Codman exercises and capsule stretches on it.Patience is a virtue as these do not respond quickly at all. If you e-mail me privately and give me your address, I can e-mail you a handout I give my frozen shoulder patients. All these things work to a limited extent. Myofascial release in my experience works best with instrument assistance (Graston, Graston-Hall) since you can feel the scar tissue better with the instruments than you can your fingers. Myofascial release and also active release. Proprioceptive facilitation stretching (PFS). Yes, the pendulum movement is part of the Codman series. ![]()
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