The Truth About Frozen Shoulder Remedies

Have you been diagnosed with frozen shoulders or "adhesive joint capsulitis"? If so, and if you have been in this state for a long time, you probably have studied the web for treatment ideas or talked to others who offered treatment for their frozen shoulders. Anyone who has or knows a frozen shoulder would not be embarrassed to give golden advice. After listening to someone's "miracle treatment" it is natural to want to try such advice in the hope that it will eventually relieve pain. To be honest, most home remedies are at best ineffective and can cause more pain and stiffness in the worst case. This article will discuss some of these declared remedies and try to separate the facts from fiction. Warning: Some remedies mentioned in this article can cause extreme laughter.

• Cure 1: Automobile Parts Lubricant-This wonderful product that begins with "W" and ends with a number is widely used in the south to cure frozen shoulders [and many other joint diseases, without name] It is a home remedy.] How to know I hear this from a patient in the clinic. I often hear "You just need to spray a little on your shoulders and you'll get loose." Now I often do not argue that such a product cannot actually penetrate the joint and loosen it. Because usually the person who gives the remedy tries it multiple times and swears its effectiveness. The truth is that this is an open wound, used around the eyes and is almost harmless if not inhaled.
• Solution 2: Put a cup of soap at the foot of your bed-this is a cure for many diseases such as gout, arthritis and shingles. Nevertheless, some patients claim that doing this relieved shoulder pain. Forget about the fact that by the time they get to me, the shoulders are tight like a banjo string and are useless like an Arctic snow machine. I mentioned this treatment for growing my bald head hair to the patient!
• Solution 3: Use a hair dryer on the "frozen shoulder"-at least this may generate a little heat, but is totally ineffective at "melting" the frozen shoulder. This remedy actually surprised me and laughed when I had a normal good poker face.
• Treatment 4: Ingestion of Multivitamins-Many people believe that shoulder freezing is due to some vitamin or mineral deficiency, and taking multivitamins will eventually eliminate the symptoms. The conversation usually ends with the patient always asking me to attend the next multi-level marketing meeting at the cousin Eddie's place on Thursday night. If my means of life depends on pushing expensive urine-producing products, I think it's also a miracle cure.
• Solution 5: Bee stings-I only heard this once, but it was so rare that I had to investigate a little. In fact, they had several studies that examined the effectiveness of bee stings, but they were used to treat arthritis. Interestingly, after the news story about treating arthritis symptoms using bee stings, the “bee product” market became hot. I previously believed my shoulders were frozen, so I needed several news flashes before trying to break into the beehive.

I am sure there are many other frozen shoulder treatments worth mentioning, but these were the most humorous. The obvious truth is that frozen shoulders respond best to organized physiotherapy programs designed to relieve pain and increase range of motion. Care must be taken to obtain an appropriate diagnosis, and then seek treatment from a licensed therapist who specializes in shoulder cryotherapy.