Adhesive Capsulitis -Frozen Shoulder!!!
Just let me tell you this unique disability is no fun. It just plain hurts. It has to be babied, protected and painfully stretched into reality.
Up until my doctors visit yesterday with Dr. Drew Fehsenfeld, I was just protecting the use of my left arm. Using it of course when I could to keep the strength of it from weakening.
It was clear to Dr. Fehsenfeld, that I had Adhesive Capsulitis in my left shoulder, and when I showed him the range of motion and discussed my little pains in my right shoulder, he declared that shoulder
having a little bit of bursitis and tendonitis. so in essence if I don't keep moving my arms with stretching I will have two bad shoulders with adhesive capsulitis. Oh Dear!
Several xrays were taken: All came out clear of anything serious. In fact he said they all look great.
All I can say is: "Interesting"
At this time, my range of motion in my left shoulder/arm:
To lift straight out sideways: I can move it to reach between a 3'o clock and 3:30 position.
To lift it to my back pocket: I can reach the outside of my pocket, below the seam to put my hand in.
But, I can not put my left arm into my left back pocket.
To lift up in front of me: I can reach the top of my head without strain.
To lift behind my head looking straight forward: I feel strain in my biceps, but can do it when needed.
My right arm: (The NON-Frozen Shoulder)
To lift straight out sideways: I can free do this, but I feel strain under my arm, and top of my bicep.
To lift it to my back pocket: I can do this also, but feel the strain in my bicep
To lift up in front of me: No discomfort until I reach the 11:00 position then I feel it in my bicep.
To lift behind my head looking straight forward: No problem. This arm overcompensates for my left.
Medically, I was recommended to work with 4 exercises, not simple for Adhesive Capsulitis.
Do 3 x a day...
You Tube Exercise Links for Shoulder
1. Forward Flexion-Wall (Long Stretch) Forward flexion: 170 degrees range of motion
2. Abduction-Wall
3. External Rotation (with Stick) External rotation: 80 degrees range of motion
4. Internal Rotation (with Towel or pair of jeans)
1. Wall on my left, 1/2 an arms length out, walk up the wall using your fingers, as far up as you can.
2. Counter on my left, walk your fingers away from your body as far as you can.
3. Using a pair of jeans, grab the bottom with your bad arm/left and the top with your good arm.
Then try to move the jeans vertically up and down. Not very easy with a frozen shoulder!
4. Laying on you back raising a rod, back and forth several times.
Just let me tell you this unique disability is no fun. It just plain hurts. It has to be babied, protected and painfully stretched into reality.
Up until my doctors visit yesterday with Dr. Drew Fehsenfeld, I was just protecting the use of my left arm. Using it of course when I could to keep the strength of it from weakening.
It was clear to Dr. Fehsenfeld, that I had Adhesive Capsulitis in my left shoulder, and when I showed him the range of motion and discussed my little pains in my right shoulder, he declared that shoulder
having a little bit of bursitis and tendonitis. so in essence if I don't keep moving my arms with stretching I will have two bad shoulders with adhesive capsulitis. Oh Dear!
Several xrays were taken: All came out clear of anything serious. In fact he said they all look great.
All I can say is: "Interesting"
At this time, my range of motion in my left shoulder/arm:
To lift straight out sideways: I can move it to reach between a 3'o clock and 3:30 position.
To lift it to my back pocket: I can reach the outside of my pocket, below the seam to put my hand in.
But, I can not put my left arm into my left back pocket.
To lift up in front of me: I can reach the top of my head without strain.
To lift behind my head looking straight forward: I feel strain in my biceps, but can do it when needed.
My right arm: (The NON-Frozen Shoulder)
To lift straight out sideways: I can free do this, but I feel strain under my arm, and top of my bicep.
To lift it to my back pocket: I can do this also, but feel the strain in my bicep
To lift up in front of me: No discomfort until I reach the 11:00 position then I feel it in my bicep.
To lift behind my head looking straight forward: No problem. This arm overcompensates for my left.
Medically, I was recommended to work with 4 exercises, not simple for Adhesive Capsulitis.
Do 3 x a day...
You Tube Exercise Links for Shoulder
1. Forward Flexion-Wall (Long Stretch) Forward flexion: 170 degrees range of motion
2. Abduction-Wall
3. External Rotation (with Stick) External rotation: 80 degrees range of motion
4. Internal Rotation (with Towel or pair of jeans)
1. Wall on my left, 1/2 an arms length out, walk up the wall using your fingers, as far up as you can.
2. Counter on my left, walk your fingers away from your body as far as you can.
3. Using a pair of jeans, grab the bottom with your bad arm/left and the top with your good arm.
Then try to move the jeans vertically up and down. Not very easy with a frozen shoulder!
4. Laying on you back raising a rod, back and forth several times.
Often called a stiff or “frozen shoulder,” adhesive capsulitis occurs in about 2% to 5% of the general population. It affects women more than men and typically occurs in people who are over the age of 45. Of the people who have had adhesive capsulitis in one shoulder, 20% to 30% will get it in the other shoulder.
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