Re: Shoulder Pain / Frozen Shoulder

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I am pretty sure it is not out of joint as I would be having much more

severe symptoms. Its doing much better and is only slightly sore when

I try to raise my arms now to brush my hair or put on pullover shirt.

I have been treating it with DMSO, Emu Oil and moist heat with a

Thermophore for about four or five days. I now have total range of

motion,

just still some slight soreness. I started DMSO IMMEDIATELY since I

remembered

my previous experience with Frozen Shoulder. I also think that

pretreating

with Emu Oil has helped with the drying DMSO causes and is

antinflammatory

in itself. I have been talking to a past president of the American Emu

Association, Binford of www.lbemuoil.com about some of the studies

that

indicate it is not just the Omega 3 causing the antinflammatory effect.

They

don't knwo what it is at this point but the Omega 3 is only 1-4% at best

and

they can remove it without changing the AI effect. For me the DMSO and

Emu Oil go hand in hand.

The first time I had Frozen Shoulder there was no soreness or weakness.

I just woke up and could

not raise my arm, at all, it was not a matter of pain, it just did

not work. I had not any injury that I could recall leading up to it. It

lasted about ten days. I felt lucky that I was seeing a chiropractor

for other issues at the time. It was scary and I feel sure that if

I had known about DMSO at the time I could have done a lot to over

come it that way. Looking back I am surprised that the chiro did not

suggest any heat or antinflammatories but they are very restricted in

WA state as to what they can do, they can not suggest any supplements

the way they can in Texas.

Medical sites on the web certainly do not reflect the success I had

with immediate treatment both times. Makes me believe that the use

of DMSO really scares the heck out of a lot of people who make

their living treating the situations DMSO can put right when used

immediately and with an undertanding of the inflammatory and truamatic

processes that our bodies go through.

Garnet

Here are some sites that I found:

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http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp04002.htm

" Surprisingly, the non dominant shoulder is affected more than the

dominant one. This disorder usually occurs between the ages of 40 and 60

and 70% of the cases occur in women. It is not normally associated with

calcium deposits or rotator cuff injuries, and often x-rays are

completely normal.

Fortunately, a frozen shoulder is not often associated with arthritis or

malignancies. However, there may be some association with thyroid

disease, diabetes and other diseases.

.. . . Treatment is generally based on the time period when the patient

reports to the office. Patients who are first seen in the " freezing

stage " or when the shoulder becomes frozen are very difficult to treat

because this phase is very resistant to the standard methods of

treatment including physical therapy, injections, and medication.

Patients become frustrated because they do not realize that the

" freezing phase " usually lasts about four months and is often resistant

to treatment. "

Preventative Stretches

http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/archives/rotator-cuff-injury.htm

" Causes

There are two major causes of most shoulder injuries. The first being

degeneration, or general wear and tear. Unfortunately, the shoulder is a

tendinous area that receives very little blood supply. The tendons of

the rotator cuff muscles receive very little oxygen and nutrients from

blood supply, and as a result are especially vulnerable to degeneration

with aging. . .

Symptoms

There are two common symptoms of a shoulder injury, pain and weakness.

Pain is not always felt when a shoulder injury occurs, however most

people who do feel pain, report that it's a very vague pain which can be

hard to pinpoint. Weakness, on the other hand, seems to be the most

reliable symptom of a shoulder injury. "

http://www.emedx.com/emedx/diagnosis_information/shoulder_disorders/frozen_shoul\

der_outline.htm

" A frozen shoulder may arise after a fracture or other arm injury. It

may also be related to a rototor cuff tear, degenerative arthritis or

previous shoulder surgery. Many cases of frozen shoulder, however, do

not have a known cause. These cases are called idiopathic or primary

adhesive capsulitis. Despite not having a known cause, primary adhsive

capsulitis can be associated with systemic disorders such as diabetes

and cardiovasular disease...

Treatment

Nonoperative: Anti-inflammatory medications, stretching and physical

therapy are the primary non-operative treatments. . . .

Operative: If nonoperative measures fail, manipulation (passive movement

of the arm to break up contracted shoulder tissues) under anesthesia may

be required. Arthroscopy of the shoulder may also be indicated in some

cases to surgically release some tight stuctures.

Frozen shoulders must be treated on an individual basis because there is

significant variability in the clinical response to treatment. "

> Is this possibly a shoulder out of joint, which needs to be adjusted?

I had

> this happen to me in June but didn't recognize it for what it was.

Very

>painful and not a good idea to leave it out of joint. I now wear an arm

> sling to remind me not to use the arm/shoulder without due caution,

> especially since once it was so swollen the shoulder couldn't be

adjusted

> and my ribs gave, which caused great pain.