Causes and Treatment of Frozen Shoulder Pain
September 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
For a patient with frozen shoulder, pain becomes a way of life until the inflammation subsides. Along with this pain comes a significant loss of range of motion. Frozen shoulder is also called adhesive capsulitis, a name that is appropriate due to the fact that the capsule of the shoulder becomes stuck due to the accumulation of scar tissue.
Frozen shoulder pain can be caused by any number of conditions, including scar tissue, inflammation, shortening or thickening of the tendons in the shoulder capsule, tendonitis, or bursitis. An injury to the rotator cuff can also cause the symptoms of frozen shoulder because many injuries require a period of immobility which can cause stiffness… Read more
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