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Shoulder pain is a highly irritating ailment. It can prevent you from sleeping, participating in sport, and working comfortably. The problem with pain in the shoulder is that the joint is designed to provide flexible movement, so when it is sore there are many things you will be unable to do, such as reaching for items when shopping, washing your hair, or even holding the steering wheel of your car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you have shoulder pain, is it debilitating and stiff, occurring gradually for no reason? Are you struggling to sleep as a result of your shoulder pain? Do you also have diabetes, thyroid issues or a hormone imbalance? If so, you may have a frozen shoulder. Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is an issue that is highly irritable for the sufferer. What you may want to know is; how does frozen shoulder occur, and how do we treat it? We will answer the first question in this Blog and the second question in our follow-up Blog, \u201cHow can frozen shoulder be cured<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why is it called \u2018\u2019Frozen Shoulder\u2019\u2019?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite the way it sounds, the shoulder doesn\u2019t feel cold, and it doesn\u2019t occur by lying in the cold (which are two common myths I must undo when talking to patients about their shoulder pain). The condition was first described by S. Duplay in 1872, who called it \u2018\u2019periarthritis scapulohumeral\u2019\u2019. This became \u2018\u2019frozen shoulder\u2019\u2019 in 1934 when E. A. Codman<\/a>, witnessed the a<\/s> slow, painful shoulder condition that seemed to \u2018\u2019freeze up\u2019\u2019 in the sense of a lack of movement, rather than a temperature sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is frozen shoulder?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Frozen shoulder is a condition where the shoulder joint succumbs to something known as arthrofibrosis<\/a>, which is the result of excessive scar tissue or adhesions building up in the joint. This leads to stiffness, pain and dysfunction<\/a>. The official definition is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA condition of uncertain aetiology, characterised by significant restriction of both active and passive shoulder motion that occurs in the absence of a known intrinsic shoulder disorder\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What separates frozen shoulder from other shoulder ailments is that there is usually no specific reason for the pain. Sufferers will describe the symptoms as pain followed by a reduction in the range of movements of the shoulder. What makes this condition really interesting is the seeming lack of explanation for how, and what causes it to develop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A typical frozen shoulder patient will be 55 years old, female, and could have other underlying conditions, such as<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n