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> Evelyn wrote:
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>>> Evelyn wrote:
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>>>>> RodS wrote:
>>>>>> Tiger Lily wrote:
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>>>>>>> oh Rod,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> frozen shoulder left me eating hot dogs and hamburgers as they
>>>>>>> require no utensils to cook or eat them with (ok, a spatula to flip
>>>>>>> them)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> hope you are over this in short order!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> kate
>>>>>> Thanks, I thought I was over the worst of it but it's got worse since
>>>>>> Christmas, someone with this invented microwaves I think :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Rod, i had frozen shoulder in my right arm for about 5 months before i
>>>>> told my GP about it........ and i went for physio treatment on it for
>>>>> close to a year.......... in the interim, i got frozen shoulder in the
>>>>> LEFT arm as well..... the osteo Dr told me 'no, i won't give you a
>>>>> steroid shot for this, and i want you to stop all physio therapy right
>>>>> now.'
>>>>>
>>>>> i was rather shocked and a bit worried about this approach
>>>>>
>>>>> within 6 weeks, my right arm 'recovered' and another 2 weeks later my
>>>>> left arm 'recovered'
>>>>>
>>>>> i could not believe it, the left arm had frozen shoulder for a
>>>>> FRACTION of the time the right arm had it
>>>>>
>>>>> it still wasn't much fun when i was suffering from it......... hope
>>>>> yours resolves itself quickly!
>>>>>
>>>>> kate
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That is so strange, Kate. My orthopedic doc and all the others I know
>>>> of recommend physical therapy before anything else. I had a broken
>>>> shoulder, and it is because of the physical therapy that I regained use
>>>> of it as much as I have today.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Evelyn, i have had great success with physio therapy for a number of
>>> injuries.........from whiplash to a sprained ankle and more
>>>
>>> the treatment for frozen shoulder didn't work for me
>>>
>>> the physio also did accupuncture, but i was hesitant and never asked
>>> her....... she never pushed for it
>>>
>>> but, boy, those HOT pads they put under/around the shoulder sure made me
>>> feel better (temporarily)
>>>
>>> kate
>>
>>
>> My guy put hot compresses on when I first arrived. Then I had to do
>> certain motions, raising alternate arms using a pulley and little handles
>> for a while. Then there were stretches using a bar. Then that
>> advanced to exercises using weights, then the therapist would come in and
>> gently make the shoulder move to the furthest degree he could manage (and
>> that hurt like you can't believe) and finally he'd finish up with an ice
>> compress.
>>
>> This routine went on for about 7 months, 3 times a week, with some small
>> variations to keep it interesting. By the time 7 mos. had passed, I was
>> doing pretty well. But I was still assessed to have lost 50% of my
>> right arm's range of motion.
>>
>> It took a really long time for it to finally stop being excruciatingly
>> painful. Even now till this day, 5 yrs later, I still need to do some
>> of the exercises from time to time to maintain and not lose ground.
>>
>
> oh, Evelyn, i sure hear you!
>
> i do stretching exercises to keep my shoulder's moving
>
> i NEVER want to go thru frozen shoulder again
>
> your physio sounds very similar to mine, except, i didn't have weights, i
> had elastic tubes and i pulled in different directions from where it was
> attached......... different colours of tubes were different resistance,
> and if one tube got too easy to do, they would give me the next one up the
> ladder
>
> i also got tubes for doing the exercises at home
>
> physio is $50/visit, after the $75 visit for assessment....... my
> insurance pays for $300 visits per their calendar year...... so i went
> once a week and worked at home a lot
>
> kate


Yes, I had the rubber tubes to pull also. I had to go so often because the
break was so severe I could have lost the use of that arm even more if I
didn't go through the entire routine. It was a nighmare.

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Evelyn

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