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October 6, 2011

Frozen Shoulder - Painful

After a busy weekend of helping my daughter and her family move, I could not move my left arm upward.  The first thing I noticed was I couldn't get a gallon of milk out of the refrigerator.  A simple thing of going through the drive through window at the bank was impossible and so I started parking and walking inside.


I kept working and found myself using my right arm more and more.  A few messages helped and a few trips to my chiropractor kept me able to function somewhat.  Finally I went to a orthopedic surgeon who did X-Rays and found there was nothing wrong with the shoulder bones and told me I had "Frozen Shoulder".  I had never heard of this.


I started physical therapy and it was so painful.  I tried to remember to take pain pills before I went but most of the time I was so busy at work that I would forget.  Well, I have been a good patient, trying to do the exercises correctly and as often as I could.  I found some exercises on the internet that were stretching exercises that really helped too.


Well, after 3 weeks at physical therapy the pain has decreased considerably and I can move my arm a lot more.  I am starting to do weight bearing exercises and can lift and work and am so grateful I'm getting my arm movement back.  I feel sorry for everyone I see with a shoulder injury.  I understand your pain.


This experience has made me realize how important exercising and stretching is to keep our bodies limber.  I've always exercised a lot, but when I didn't know what was wrong with my shoulder, I was afraid to exercise it. 


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