Getting relieved of Frozen Shoulder with Sports Physiotherapist

by Rohan Sinha Author

Our body works as a machine and it needs changing, repairing and maintenance timely. If not maintained or cared properly, its functional ability can be degraded and can lead to health problems. Sitting for long hours in one posture and standing in one position for long while traveling or during on-field work can stress muscles and make joints rigid and stiff. There are multiple reasons that can affect the muscle's ability and can affect different parts of the body such as neck, shoulder, knees, elbow, back which are prone to more exertion and exhaustion.

Frozen shoulder is one of the conditions that are common among people who sit for long hours doing desk job and late night shifts. This is the condition of shoulder stiffness that leads to reduced range of motion of shoulders and pain in the joint.

Frozen Shoulder –Understanding the Condition

Frozen shoulder is a condition of joint stiffness that affects the shoulder joint of a person. The patient of the frozen shoulder condition faces pain and stiffness in the shoulder that starts developing gradually in the initial stage and turns out to gets worst if not diagnosed and treated on time.

We can understand this condition of shoulder rigidness by getting deep into the shoulder anatomy. Our shoulder is structured with three bones that take the shape of a ball-and-socket joint which enables the movement of the hand or the upper arm. The structure of shoulder includes upper arm, which is called humerus, the shoulder blade that is called the scapula and the collarbone which is called the clavicle in medical terms and these bones are connected with tissues.

In the condition of frozen shoulder, the shoulder structure or the shoulder capsule becomes stiff and leads to extreme difficulty in its movement.

The condition of frozen shoulder is not the affair of a few days or weeks, but the problem can persist from months to three years.

Symptoms of Frozen Shoulder

There are certain symptoms that you can observe in this condition which are as follows:

Pain in the shoulder while moving it.
Pain in shoulder, especially at night.
Consistent pain for months
Reduced ability to move the shoulder.

Physiotherapy- To get over the Frozen Shoulder Condition

Sports physiotherapist can help a patient to get relieved from the condition of frozen shoulder as they treat athletes who often have to go through the sports injury and shoulder joint pains. Best physiotherapy for frozen shoulder is provided with manual therapy, soft tissue release, taping technique and exercise prescription.