Frozen shoulder - someone please give me hope!!

[Howdidthathappen1]

Just that really I'm 4 months into a rotator cuff injury of some sort. Been given physio exercises and told to come back in 3 months.
It bloody hurts and I'm sick of it. The slightest move in the wrong direction and the pain is awful. Washing my hair and body in the shower hurts.
It's been 4 months since it started and one month of exercises and no improvement so far. Someone told me potentially 2 years before it's better!!??
Would a chiropractor help? Osteopath? Anything!!???

I remember the misery of a frozen shoulder, so commiserations to you op.

I had nhs physio and paid for some ultrasound which helped a bit, but it wasn't until I went to my trust chiropractor that it really improved. Though to be fair more time had passed too.

I also YouTubed some videos of self help and the best one was holding onto a door post with both hands and leaning forward a little bit. Hurt like hell and I could only do a tiny bit to start, but it was the best exercise I ever did on it. I also bought a back
Massager as my husband refuses and that also hurt but helped.

You will get there but it can take a long time. Hope it's quick for you.

Definitely Chiropractor or osteopath. Find a local one with good reviews/ testimonials from other people. Don't suffer any longer.

Mine was initially misdiagnosed as a dislocated shoulder. I saw a specialist after about 5 ish months of doing the exercises and popping pills. Had a cortisone injection and now I’m almost pain free.

Still need to do the exercises and see the physio. Specialist said they can do 3 injections if needed and if that doesn’t fix it they will look at surgery options.

If your physio doesn’t suggest seeing a specialist then ask.

Hope you get some relief soon.

I suffered with a frozen shoulder for about 18 months. Took forever to get the doctors to help me. I had physio and injections but it just got worse.

It was only when I broke down in tears during a physio session that I finally got referred to a consultant. By thdiagnosed a textbook frozen shoulder and told me that no amount of physio was going to help.

He carried out a manipulation under general anaesthetic and after 6 weeks of physio I was fully recovered.

I had a frozen shoulder and had “hydrodistention and manipulation under general anaesthetic”. Basically they knock you out then inject fluid under pressure into the joint to break up the scar tissue that has formed and is stopping the shoulder moving - while also yanking your arm around to help break up the scar tissue. It immediately gave me back a far better range of movements, (I could raise my arm above my head for the first time in months!) But I then had physio once a week for about 10 weeks which helped regain almost all of the other movements. That was last June, I think.

Not sure if the procedure is available on the NHS (I had private medical cover through my work) but it was such a relief after months of pain and misery that I certainly hope it is.

Hope you get yours sorted - it’s agony when you jar it...
.

I’ve suffered with this twice (years apart). You have my sympathy. The thing that fixed it - 80% - both times was a big steroid injection into the shoulder by my GP. Worked for me.

Osteopath May help ( did for me) but I ended up having surgery. That injury has healed now but I have a different injury in same shoulder. Dreading it turning worse. Good luck

Have you had it x-rayed?
I had frozen shoulder a couple of years ago. X ray showed calcium build up inbetween the bones in the shoulder.
Luckily i had private healthcare from work and got seen quickly and had a procedure where they stuck a huge needle in and pulled out the calcium.
Pain and movement reduced overnight and I had full function back within a couple of weeks.
Recently I have started with the same aches and pains in both shoulders but x ray didn't show any calcium so I need to contact the work healthcare again and try physio.
First time round acupuncture given by my physio also really helped (and made me fall asleep)

I've had it twice, once in each shoulder. Being diligent with the physio helped enormously.

Steroid injection worked really well on my impingement. It took a long time to get completely better though.

I've been struggling for 3 years now with a few months off pain from the first injection but nothing from the 2nd. Tons of physio which did very little. Am desperate here too but don't want surgery as back already buggered from surgery.

@goose1964 they warned me you can get it in the other shoulder - am holding my breath on this one as I couldn't bear it!

My dad has this and had to have the operation. Painful but hes absolutely fine now

My shoulder froze - its been thawed 8 years now. Mine was idiopathic - no injury triggered it. It took a long time but it thawed all on its own. I had a private consult with a surgeon who advised me that I could be treated but that it was likely that the treatment would not be effective and would be painful. I let me shoulder 'do its thing' - very little pain after the initial freeze and it is now 95% back to how it was before.

Mine started before Christmas and I had 4 months of agony and sleepless nights. I had hydrodilatation ( on the NHS, no general anaesthetic though). at the beginning of April - it hasn’t cured it, I have a little more movement but it is much less painful.
I still can’t put my arm behind my back and I can just about reach my opposite shoulder but it has given me enough movement to allow gentle swimming.

I had it in the left shoulder 10 years ago and that ran it’s natural course over 3 years but it healed completely in the end.

Sorry for what I'm about to write.

DP has two frozen shoulders for some 15 years, started "twinging" at around age 25. She's had every treatment available including surgery on both. A second, private (same. surgeon, very acclaimed, but waiting list of a few weeks to few months) surgery on one.

She still suffers and takes numerous medications- opioids (Tramadol), Sulfasalazine, Gabapentin and just has to suffer the pain and restrictive movement every day.

I had a frozen shoulder for a year or two. I went to my lovely and very no-nonsense GP. She promised me they all get better on their own ... and mine eventually did. I have zero problems with it now, but there's no denying it was very unpleasant for quite some time.

Blimey mixed bag of experiences but thanks for all replies. Feeling a bit down about it atm but will keep doing the exercises but might push for a steroid injection as that seems to work for a fair few