Frozen... - Dr Ezekiel Oburu - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, causes pain and stiffness in the shoulder. Over time, the shoulder becomes very hard to move.After a period of worsening symptoms, frozen shoulder tends to get better, although full recovery may take up to 3 years. Physical therapy, with a focus on shoulder flexibility, is the primary treatment recommendation for frozen shoulder.Frozen shoulder most commonly affects people between the ages of 40 and 60, and occurs in women more often than men. In

Mobility Exercises for Frozen Shoulder🥶Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a result of thickening of the structures that hold and support the shoulder joint. Closer evaluation of the thickened tissue has revealed a dense collagen matrix consisting of type III collagen which can result in limited mobility through the shoulder joint commonly in what we refer to as a capsular pattern - meaning you have limitations in external rotation, abduction and flexion, and lastly internal rotation. Y

In Korea, frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is common enough at a certain stage of life that it’s called “fifty shoulder,” meaning a shoulder ailment that tends to develop sometime during one’s fifties or beyond. Frozen shoulder is marked by a gradual onset of stiffness that makes it difficult to raise one’s arm overhead - specifically, abduction, external rotation, and flexion become inhibited by inflammation and scar tissue formation. The video above shows 3 relatively simple movements th