Frozen Shoulder is a bone disease that turns life into hell, where the patient can not move his shoulder, and therefore can not practice his daily life normally.
German orthopedic surgeon Achim Pichnau explained that the "frozen shoulder" disease is scientifically known as the "adhesive capsule infection" of the "shoulder bag", a connective tissue attached to the shoulder joint.
Because of this inflammation, the shoulder bag becomes stiff, which hinders its movement to a large extent, along with the feeling of severe pain is usually continuous and increases at night or with the cold air, and some movements can lead to episodes of severe pain and contraction. This condition is believed to result from injury or trauma in the shoulder area.
Diabetics and thyroid
German orthopedic surgeon Markus Schaeuble said that people suffering from metabolic diseases such as diabetic patients were most likely to develop frozen shoulder, as well as those aged 40-60 years and those with thyroid problems. The disease can not be prevented, and even athletes can get it.
Schaeuble said the frozen shoulder injury was confirmed through ultrasound, X-ray or MRI scans to exclude diseases with similar symptoms, such as a rupture of a shoulder or synovial bursitis.
Three stages of frozen shoulder
Pichnau said that frozen shoulder disease is in three stages: inflammation and freezing and disintegration of this freezing, explaining that in the stage of inflammation, the patient suffers from severe pain without restriction of movement, while in the freezing phase of the inability to move the shoulder.
In the first stage, the pain is treated by cortisone in the form of tablets or injections. Traditional painkillers such as ibuprofen do not relieve the trouble.
The German physiotherapist Vim Jansen noted that in the freezing phase - and with the decline of pain - resorting to the exercise of physical therapy moderately, and can accelerate the pace of treatment through rest and psychological stress.
He added: In the third phase (the breakup of freezing) the movement begins to return gradually, noting that if the failure of natural treatment to improve the situation may require undergoing surgery, and then physical therapy again.