Erik Dalton's video: What is Frozen shoulder and How to Treat it with Manual and Movement Therapies

The term frozen shoulder has been around since the early 1930s, but research by Drs. Andrew and Robert Neviaser found that a stiff, painful glenohumeral joint doesn’t necessarily mean the shoulder is “frozen.” According to these authors, frozen shoulder and adhesive capsulitis are not the same thing. Since many manual and movement therapists (myself included) lump these two conditions together, let’s take a closer look at what some believe makes them different. ☞☞Read the full article here: https://mailchi.mp/freedomfrompain/treating-frozen-shoulder-adhesive-capsulitis-159222 The prestigious Cleveland Clinic Orthopedic Hospital website makes this distinction: “Frozen shoulder is a general term used to describe any shoulder that is stiff. Adhesive capsulitis is a very specific term for a condition that involves the spontaneous, gradual onset of shoulder stiffness and pain caused by tightening of the joint capsule.” When osteoarthritis attacks the body’s shoulders, hips, knees or intervertebral joints, lubricating fluids breakdown, the articular cartilage wears away, and, in time, a bone-on-bone adhesion may develop. (See Mark’s bone-on-bone osteoarthritis case study video above). This is typically what makes arthritis so painful and debilitating. Although Myoskeletal mobilizations don’t actually add synovial fluid or hyaluronic acid to joints, they certainly disperse the existing fluids allowing for increased joint play and joint centration, and that can be very therapeutic. The problem seems to be that some consider frozen shoulder a vague term similar to saying something like “you have a limp when you walk.” Obviously, that description doesn’t tell us much about the client’s problem, the cause of the problem, or how to treat it. Following this line of reasoning, a frozen shoulder may be described as rotator cuff spasm, impingement syndrome with protective guarding, or, micro ligamentous adhesions around the joint capsule or bursae ☞☞ For information on MMT certification, Workshops, CE Courses & to sign up for the Technique Tuesday weekly newsletters visit www.erikdalton.com ☞☞Stay connected by following my Facebook Group and Business Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/erikdalton/ https://www.facebook.com/ErikDaltonMyoskeletalTherapy/ ☞☞Follow me on Instagram @daltonmyoskeletal