Facts About Frozen Shoulder

Fozen shouder or adhesive capsulitis is a chronic condition causing severe pain and stiffness in the shoulder joint. It usually begins gradually and worsens over time and is slow to recover. Over time shoulder becomes hard to move and one may experience an extreme problem in working and performing daily life activities for an extended period of time. Homeopathic medicines for frozen shoulder can help relieve the presenting symptoms of the condition and also hold an advantage over other systems of medicine to aid treatment of the underlying cause.

SYMPTOMS

• Freezing Stage – This is the beginning stage and people experience light to moderate pain while doing any shoulder movements. The pain gradually worsens especially at night times and this phase lasts from weeks to months.
• Frozen Stage – Your shoulder almost loses the motion due to worsening the pain. Even though the pain begins to reduce during this phase, your shoulder still remains stiff and faces difficulty in moving it. This phase usually remains for 6 to 12 months.
• Thawing Stage – This is the last phase, the pain and stiffness get reduced and your shoulder movements improve. This phase remains for around 6 months to 2 years.

CAUSES

• Age
• Injury to shoulder
• Diabetes
• Heart diseases
• Thyroid disorders
• Systemic causes.
• Paralytic patients

CAN STRESS CAUSE FROZEN SHOULDER?

Prolonged or increased levels of stress and anxiety can cause inflammation. This, in turn, may result in a stiff or "frozen" shoulder. Tension or stress can cause tightness when it gathers in our shoulders, and when this stress is sustained over a long period, it manifests as stiffness and pain.

DIAGNOSIS

Diagnosing frozen shoulder requires a physical examination and possible X-rays or additional tests like MRI to rule out other causes of symptoms.

Homeopathy Treatment for Frozen Shoulder

Homeopathy treatment is the best choice for frozen shoulder as it can treat the condition naturally without using any invasive procedures and pain killers. Medicines help in relieving pain and stiƯness of the shoulder and can even save a person from undergoing any surgical procedures. When the medication will be given according to the symptom similarity patient will be able to recover from the condition wonderfully. Medicines are given considering Mind body connection, aggravating factor, causative factor, acuteness of complaints, chronicity of complaints, knowledge of collateral diseased state. Medine named, Rhus tox from Anacardiaceae family helps with stiƯness and pain. Rhododendron from Ericaceae family is suggested considering aggravation before thunder storm. Bryonia given when pains in person who has constant stress about business matters, Sanguinaria from Papavaraceae family helps Right sided Shoulder and Ferum met helps with severe stiƯness with left shoulder when deeper aspects of the remedies match.

Medicines are given by studying the case in detail understanding the mind ,body, harmonal axis so that healing occurs as per similia principle.

COMPLICATIONS

Sleep Deprivations: As the pains become worse usually during the night so it can lead to problems in falling asleep easily thereby making the sufferer deprived of sleep.

Depression: If one has a tendency to develop the symptoms, again and again, a person might develop anxiety and depression due to prolonged suffering. Problems in neck and back can also take place in cases where the condition is not treated well and has progressed.

PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

One should keep the shoulder in complete motion to avoid the occurrence of this condition. If one is having any injury which prohibits movement in the shoulder joint a few exercises must be performed to maintain the range of motion in the shoulder joint on a daily basis.

Dr. Sonali Bhonsle.

Consultant Homeopath

BHMS,PG hom (London)

www.drsonalibhonsle.com

9371460427