Frozen Shoulder

[KPeterso]

Hi. I have never hear of frozen shoulder before this thread.

Do most injuries come from working out (and age lol).

Im 52, physically fit and at the gym approximately 5 times a week. What do I need to avoid? Had to stop running after I had swollen bone marrow, heel fractures and a tear in my arch but I believe that came from an incorrect cortozine shot and had a boot on for about four months. So now I have to modify on the treadmill but wondering if I need to do something different with my shoulder/back work. Part of my daily workout routine is 30 minutes on the rower and back and chest machines in addition to my uphill treadmill work.

I am terrified of needing an operation because of my working out and glad I opened this thread since when I saw the title at work today, I thought it was about pork or some kind of meat lol

Thanks.

My frozen shoulder came from a fall in the shower. I rammed my shoulder very hard into the wall of the shower when I slipped and slid across the shower. Did not hurt too badly the first day, but was horribly painful the next day and I could lift it to maybe 90 degrees.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

 

[disykat]

How did it happen? I wasn't able to pin down a reason for my frozen shoulder. I just remember thinking it felt stiff and I thought "I'd better really start stretching because I don't want to get frozen shoulder!" Despite my efforts, it just kept getting worse. I work at a library and have a lot of repetitive motion, so maybe that was it? Even if it was, nothing I did was any different than what I've always done - it just happened.

 

[Sabeking]

I've always hooked mine from the back. Until this year of course. I hate sliding it around because I'm usually doing so after a shower and it won't slide very well.

I hadn't heard of it before either. The ortho says they see them every day in their practice.






Thanks! The funny part is that is exactly the list of what I did for about a month earlier in the year. When it didn't help, I gave up.


Thanks so much @Sabeking . She left for college 3 weeks ago and boy am I missing her.

My two girls left Saturday. We are officially empty nesters and I don’t like it!

 

[mom2rtk]

My two girls left Saturday. We are officially empty nesters and I don’t like it!

I'm sorry. Things are pretty empty around here too.

How did it happen? I wasn't able to pin down a reason for my frozen shoulder. I just remember thinking it felt stiff and I thought "I'd better really start stretching because I don't want to get frozen shoulder!" Despite my efforts, it just kept getting worse. I work at a library and have a lot of repetitive motion, so maybe that was it? Even if it was, nothing I did was any different than what I've always done - it just happened.

I didn't injure mine either. My upper arm just got sore and the whole thing progressively got worse. The loss of range of movement came a bit later, maybe a week or two? My ortho said there's some thought that hormones can play a role and it's fairly common in menopausal women. He called me the poster child for frozen shoulder.

 

[disykat]

I'm sorry. Things are pretty empty around here too.

I didn't injure mine either. My upper arm just got sore and the whole thing progressively got worse. The loss of range of movement came a bit later, maybe a week or two? My ortho said there's some thought that hormones can play a role and it's fairly common in menopausal women. He called me the poster child for frozen shoulder.

I'm also under a lot of stress dealing with my elderly parents. I was told stress can be a big factor too.

 

[Planogirl]

I had this once and it took quite a while to get past it. One effective, therapist-approved exercise was to hold a light weight and let the arm gently fall while lying down.

 

[Disney Doll]

I’ve never personally had one but a colleague did and she did yoga which she said was the best thing. For her, it worked better and more quickly than PT.

 

[mom2rtk]

So those of you who had frozen shoulder, how many of you went on to get it in the other side as well? Everything I read says that happens about half the time. That appears to be what's happening for me right now. I'm doing the stretches and have a return visit to the doctor in a month.

 

[JaxDad]

So those of you who had frozen shoulder, how many of you went on to get it in the other side as well? Everything I read says that happens about half the time. That appears to be what's happening for me right now. I'm doing the stretches and have a return visit to the doctor in a month.

It has been a couple years, and so far no problem with the other shoulder (knock on wood).

 

[Pea-n-Me]

So those of you who had frozen shoulder, how many of you went on to get it in the other side as well? Everything I read says that happens about half the time. That appears to be what's happening for me right now. I'm doing the stretches and have a return visit to the doctor in a month.

DH had it just that once in the one shoulder and never had it again. (Knock on wood!)