Prevention of frozen shoulder

A frozen shoulder is a condition, which gives great pain in making the movement of one's arms, and restricts his/her capacity to use the arms in a free and effortless manner. The loss of motion and a hardness and stiffness in the shoulder are the general signs of a frozen shoulder. The frozen disorder affects at least two percent population and it is a very commonly seen disorder in women than in men. Women who are in the age group of forty to seventy years are most likely to fall a victim to the frozen shoulder disorder. Diabetes, strike, arthritis, a surgery of the shoulder, heart disease is the very likely risk factors in getting a frozen shoulder. Experts have still not been very sure about the reasons of a frozen shoulder, in a frozen shoulder the capsule that surrounds the joint of the shoulder gets inflamed and it shrinks restricting free movement of the shoulder. The physician can confirm the presence of a frozen shoulder on the physical examination of the patient and taking into consideration his/her past medical record. X-ray or MRI scan are also done to clear other suspicions for the stiffness of the shoulder.

How to prevent a frozen shoulder?

As has been listed above diabetes is one of the risk factors in getting a frozen shoulder, frozen shoulder is found in ten to twenty percent of diabetic individuals. It is always a very best preventive measure in diabetes patient to keep their sugar under control and reducing the risk of a stroke. Hyperthyroidism is also a risk factor in developing a frozen shoulder; the individual with this disorder should also be very alert to symptoms of frozen shoulder. Parkinson's disease and heart disease are also seen as the risk factors for frozen shoulders. When one has a shoulder injury the shoulder is limited in the motion so it is better if one keeps on moving the injured shoulder lest the injured shoulder may develop a frozen shoulder.

The importance of movement in the prevention of frozen shoulder

Movement of the different parts of the body keeps them active and in use, once any part of the body gets stiff it is very difficult to get it back on its working position. Regular exercises are the key to the prevention of a frozen shoulder as it is the key against every ailment of the body. In case of a injured shoulder the further freezing of the shoulder can be avoided by therapy for making movements of the shoulder in many directions. Occupational and medical therapy can also be administered to avoid further stiffening of the injured shoulder.