Rehabilitation exercises and frozen shoulders

Frozen shoulders

Frozen shoulders are a chronic pain and stiffness in the shoulder joint. The pain is severe and avoids the patient to move or function the arm and shoulder. The pain can be for a period of 3 weeks to a period of 6 months. People suffering from frozen shoulders are unable to do basic daily functions and work. The treatments for a frozen shoulder are medication, physical therapies and injections. When the case is too severe than surgery is recommended.

Rehabilitation exercises for frozen shoulders

Rehabilitation exercises for frozen shoulders are Wand exercises (which include flexion. extension, external rotation, internal rotation, shoulder abduction and adduction) scapular range of motion, pectoralis and biceps stretch. Flexion is to hold a stick in both hands with palms down and stretch it above your head and keeping the elbows straight. Need to hold the position for 5 seconds and then repeat 10 times. Extension is to stand straight and hold the stick behind your head then moves the stick away from your back. Hold the end position for 5 seconds and Repeat this 10 times. External rotation is to lie on your back and hold the stick in both hands with palms up the upper arms should be rested on the floor, with elbows at your sides and bent 90. Using the arm, push you're injured arm out away from your body at the same time keep the elbow of the injured arm at your side. Hold the stretch for 5 seconds and Repeat 10 times. Internal rotation is to Stand upright holding a stick with both hands behind your back and pulling the stick in the upward direction with the uninjured arm and pulling the stick downward with the injured arm. As earlier hold for 5 seconds and repeat 10 times. Shoulder abduction and adduction is to hold the stick in both arms and place your arms straight across the thighs without bending the elbows and then sway the stick from side to side.

Scapular range of motion is to Stand and shrug your shoulders up and down for 5 seconds Then squeeze your shoulder blades back and together and hold for 5 seconds again. Then pull your shoulder blades downward this is repeated in sequence 10 times. Pectoralis stretch is to stand in a doorway or corner of a wall slightly above the head with both arms then move forward and feel the stretch. This should be held for 30 seconds and reposted 3 times. Biceps stretch is done by Standing facing and away from the wall, then Raise your arm out to your side and place the thumb side of your hand against the wall Keeping the elbow straight. Then rotating your body in the other direction of the arm, which is raised, and the stretch is felt in the biceps. Hold for 15 seconds and repeat 3 times.