Frozen shoulder physiotherapy

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Frozen shoulder physiotherapy

The common symptoms are pain and stiffness that restrict shoulder joint to move and may lead to difficulty in using shoulder joint in day to day activity.

Your pain could get worse at night , which can make it hard to sleep. There are three stages in frozen shoulder.

Stage 1: Freezing stage:

Last anywhere from 6 to 9 months.

stiffness/restriction of Shoulder Joint Movement.

Stage 2 : Frozen stage:

Shoulder pain Fluctuating but joint stiffness get worse. This stage can last 4 – 12 months.

Stage 3 : Thawing stage:

Shoulder joint range of motion starts to go back to normal. Physiotherapy Treatment For Frozen Shoulder :


Pain Relieving Modalities Like Short Wave Diathermy (SWD), Ultrasound Therapy, Interferential Therapy, TENS, LASER are used to improve pain and relieve muscle spasm and other co- related symptoms.Below are the exercises for frozen shoulder to be done 3 times daily.