First I would like to identify frozen shoulder just in case this information might assist you or someone you know in better understanding this condition and the symptoms surrounding it.
Definition
Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is a condition of stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint.
Symptoms
Frozen shoulder typically develops slowly in three stages, each stage lasting a number of months.
- In the Freezing stage any movement causes pain, and range of shoulder motion starts to diminish.
- In the Frozen stage, pain lessens, but the shoulder becomes stiff, and use becomes difficult.
- In the Thawing stage, the range of motion begins to improve.
Causes
The thickening and tightening of the shoulder joint, which is not always predictable, but seems more likely to occur in people with diabetes or who have had their shoulder immobilized for a long period of time, such as after surgery or an arm fracture.
Risk factors
- Age and sex: people 40 and over, especially women
- Immovability or reduced mobility
- Systemic diseases: Diabetes, Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), Cardiovascular disease, Tuberculosis, Parkinson's disease
Prevention
Find a way to maintain the mobility of the shoulder, consult your doctor about exercises for range of motion in the shoulder.
This information on frozen shoulder is from the Mayo Clinic Staff. Thank you Mayo Clinic Staff! :-)
Recommended Yoga for Frozen shoulder
Before you begin the movements it is important to put on a mindset of patience, persistence, and I would add kindness in as well.
- Lying on the back on the floor support your arm as you stretch it to a point of mild discomfort.
- Learning to relax the shoulder muscles here helps you unlearn the guarding tightening response that normally accompanies pain that will hinder range of motion and healing.
- Raising your arms up toward the ceiling palms rotated in helps improve flexion, using the other arm to help lift the wight if the arm is very sore.
- Next gradually take the arms over the head with the thumbs pointed down, when you reach the point of mild discomfort, stop.
- At this point bring a block, chair, seat, folded blanked, or some over safe prop under the arms to support them as you let go of the weight of the arms to be supported fully by the prop.
- Breath and relax for two minutes or more.
- For abduction, open the arms to the sides, palms up, use the supports once again to hold the arms in position if needed
- At about 90 degrees of abduction, you can externally rotate the shoulders by bending the elbows to about 90 degrees, this is normally the movement that is slowest to progress.
This information on frozen shoulder yoga is from certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and licensed physical therapist Julie Gudmestad and the Yoga Journal. Thank you Julie Gudmestad and Yoga Journal! :-)
Have a wonderful day, my friend! Thank you so much for being wonderful you! I hope that you enjoyed “Thank You Yoga! For Help Healing Frozen Shoulder! :-)” I hope this experience has helped you to grater health, happiness, flexibility, and mobility in some way shape or form :-) May all living beings awaken to a life beyond the restrictions of such suffer in the knowledge that there is an option to grow and heal even when things seem dark and impossible :-) Godbless and Namaste! Have a great day! Peace, Love, and Blessings now and always, Aaron :-)