Frozen Shoulder
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What Is Frozen Shoulder?
A frozen shoulder is marked by stiffness and pain in the shoulder that can last for months or sometimes years. This is caused by the flexible connective tissue around your shoulder hardening and becoming tight or inflamed. It begins to freeze.
If left untreated, it can become increasingly difficult to move over time, severely restricting one’s range of motion and further reducing one’s ability to perform daily activities.
It can feel dull, throbbing, persistent stiffness and pain, which makes it painful and difficult to carry with normal shoulder movement. The main thing is it doesn’t go away.
Early signs of a frozen shoulder are:
- Pain in your shoulder anytime you move it
- Pain in the upper arm
- Unable to sleep on one side with difficulty sleeping
- Stiffness that makes it difficult to move your shoulder
It’s often accompanied by muscle tightness or joint stiffness of the upper back, shoulder blades, and neck. We have seen it so bad with some clients that they can barely lift their shoulders more than 5 – 10 degrees without pain and stiffness.
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What Are The Possible Frozen Shoulder Causes?
Some of the more common causes of frozen shoulder include:
- Direct Shoulder injury
- Overuse injury. We see this a lot in tradesmen, racquet sports athletes, and gym goers who use their shoulders a lot during the day.
- Broken arm being in a sling.
- Diabetes
- Joint inflammation
- A joint alignment or motion problem with the top two bones in your neck, the C1, C2 or Occiput, due to the accessory nerve compression that controls the ability of the shoulder to move.
- Poor Posture
- Muscle deconditioning from sitting or slouching.
- Disc Problems
- Pinched Nerves
- Stress Or Anxiety
In our experience and expertise as chiropractors, we often find most of our clients from overuse injuries, chronic rotator cuff injuries and upper neck problems that have never been corrected.
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What To Do When Your Frozen Shoulder Won’t Just Go Away
If you’ve ever experienced the kind of pain and stiffness that just wont go away that freezes your shoulder in a vice you cant move, and every time you do it catches and is a sharp pain, then you know how frustrating it can be.
Once it’s there, it never seems to fully go away.
It can manifest as a dull ache, sharp pain, referred pain, clicking when you move your shoulder or your arm. It can be accompanied with neck stiffness.
And it can make the things you do more difficult and stop you from managing even the most common daily tasks:
- You struggle to reach for a cup in the cupboard.
- You wince in pain trying to put on a shirt
- You cant wash or brush your hair.
- You wake up in the morning with shoulders so stiff and painful that even the simplest tasks feel impossible.
- Your finding it difficult to drive your car
- You can’t lift things as easily as you used to
- You can’t stretch as freely or as deeply
- You can’t turn your head to see things quickly
- You can’t get comfortable at night to sleep
That last one is the BIG one that affects almost 50% of us.
The restrictions can feel like a wince that catches and leaves a dull ache you can never take off.
You may notice it start to fade, but then one tiny movement can cause a complete relapse, leading to additional pain that often takes even longer to go away.
Until eventually, you realise you’re living with the discomfort constantly.
So, you set out to find a working solution.
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How To Help Break The Cycle Of Frozen Shoulder
It’s usually at this point people will seek out treatment of their symptoms at home themselves before contacting their GP or pursuing a specialist opinion.
But that will quickly lead you into “The Loop.”
This is the constant research, action, failure cycle that seems to stay stuck on repeat as you work your way through:
Pain relief patches
OTC painkillers
Searching for advice online
Seeking help groups
Using heat and/or ice
Stretching or gentle exercise
Frozen shoulder exercises
Injections frozen shoulder
Frozen shoulder operation
Manual massage
Buying “quick-fix” gimmicks
And so many more
But each time you try something new, the pain usually gets worse.
The most worrying aspect of “The Loop,” is the toll it takes on our bodies, physically, mentally, and chemically.
Repeated Physical Stress can increase the risk of further damage.
Repeated Mental Stress from our thoughts can lower our immune system.
Repeated Chemical Stress from our medications can cause dangerous inflammation, not to mention side effects.
This is why breaking the cycle and looking for other options is your best chance for genuine healing.
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You Have More Options To Heal & Cure Frozen Shoulder Than You’ve Been Told
Eventually, you exhaust all your options in “The Loop,” and you turn to your GP for a referral to a specialist, usually a physio or consultant, for an injection.
But it’s the same story.
Nothing truly brings you the relief you seek, and you’re back at square one, or worse.
The reality of a frozen shoulder is that there are dozens of joints, bones, small muscles, and nerve endings in the neck, upper back, and shoulder area that can effect the ability to move the shoulder.
Making it a very sensitive and complex region of the body.
Even if just one section isn’t moving as it should, the pain can radiate to multiple different areas in an attempt to compensate.
This leads to endless aches, pain, discomfort, and restriction of movement.
Now, you have Doctors telling you that your only two options are constantly flooding your body with potent medication or undergoing risky and invasive surgery.
Fortunately, there is a solution they haven’t told you about.
And it’s right here in front of you.
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FINALLY: Long-term Results for Frozen Shoulder Treatment WITHOUT Relying On Painkillers, Injections or Surge
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Who Are We & How Can We Help?
We are Life Balance Chiropractic, the UK’s #1 family-friendly care provider for exceptional patient excellence.
Our goal is to make your body a better place to live in.
In short, your frozen shoulder is our business.
We offer chiropractic care & massage through our proven process carried out by expert practitioners to pinpoint the exact cause of your pain and stiffness.
This enables us to help families live a better, more fulfilling life by taking a modern and proactive approach to healing while supporting their independence through strength, mobility, and freedom from pain.
As one of the top multi-award-winning clinics for chiropractic treatment…
We ensure a high level of care regarding patient satisfaction and customer experience.
It is vital for us to connect with our patients on a personal level.
That’s why our experienced international team does everything we can to create a pleasant and custom-tailored experience, delivering the best quality care for each unique patient need.
Every time.
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So Say Goodnight To Frozen Shoulder And Finally Get A Good Night’s Sleep
Our Proven Process
Our 4-Step Frozen Shoulder Solution For You
Our healing practice is based on a unique 4-step system to ensure you are getting the very best care that is as unique as you are.
Consult - Your Comfort Is Our Top Priority
DISCOVER - WE DON’T GUESS, WE TEST
REPORT - WE ANALYSE OUR RESULTS WITH YOU
Patient education is an essential aspect of the experience. We take as much time as needed to review the results and answer any of your concerns or questions.
At this point, you are still under no obligation to continue working with us, but we will give you expert recommendations for a custom-tailored plan of action.
CARE - ACTIONING YOUR TRANSFORMATION
If you decide we are a good fit, our professional chiropractors with years of clinical experience will support your health goals and transformation every step.
The care is painless and will help free up locked joints, nerves, and muscles, supporting your journey back to a state of ease and freedom of mobility with your shoulder.
We have helped 1000s of patients just like you escape the chronic grip of chronic shoulder pain.
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You Don’t Have To Know What’s Wrong To Get Help
There are times when multiple issues and symptoms coincide or overlap, especially when considering symptoms of a frozen shoulder.
For example:
In most cases, a frozen shoulder is accompanied by problems in the neck.
The point is we are not expecting you to know exactly what is wrong.
But if you bring all your symptoms to us, we will work with you to help decipher what has gone wrong, locate the problem, and create a custom solution designed specifically for you.
So you can get back to living your life, faster.
