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Adhesive capsulitis or frozen shoulder: What helps?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Feb 9 9:24pm | Replies (76)Comment receiving replies
Hello @russet3 if your shoulder is pinching a nerve, the pain in your arm might feel exactly like that. I had some of that when my shoulder was at its worst. There is hope for healing. This might be one of the most painful things I have ever had, but it did get better. I started using Voltaren gel for a little pain relief, in addition to my doctor putting a steroid shot in the joint. PT didn’t start until it started to thaw on its own. The doc sent me to Pt for a consult but they said it wouldn’t help it until it started to move.
It was a long process but it got better and better. I still have some scar tissue that shouldn’t really be there limiting some movements, and muscle discomfort can be a thing but definitely nothing I can’t live with.
Has your doctor recommended a treatment plan yet?
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@auntieoakley @russet3 Chris good advice with Voltaren and a steroid shot. My right arm has a torn cuff and a torn bicep which needs a new shoulder. Due to other conditions with my heart and afib, my shot is overdue. I have been using Voltaren twice a day and that has sure helped. I was having a shot every 3 months and they really help. My joints are bad so is the pain along with my nerve getting pinched with my ROM.
@russet3 I would certainly give it a try and hope that helps with the pain. KLH
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Thank you! I am so glad to know that I'm not alone in this experience, and that my impression of a pinched nerve might be correct. (I messaged my orthopedist but he was noncommittal.) I'm also glad to know that I'm not alone in finding AC painful in general. Not that I wish pain on anyone, but everything I've read says that it's supposed to stop hurting after a while, and mine hasn't. And I'm glad there is hope!
Did the cortisone help? My orthopedist is recommending it, given the continued pain. Otherwise, he says studies have shown that nothing will make this condition heal any faster; I just have to wait it out. That actually makes sense to me. But see my reply to Colleen above – I may have some secondary posture or compensation issues that would benefit from therapy.
Thanks again for your support.