| The pain from a frozen shoulder is debilitating and can | | | | patterns leads to chronic fatigue, lowered resistance, |
| prevent you from doing the most ordinary day to | | | | lowered immunity, depression and referred pain in the |
| day tasks. It can leave you frustrated and | | | | neck and back. |
| unproductive for an extended period of time, even | | | | Frozen shoulder can be caused by anything that |
| for several months. Even worse, you will be in | | | | immobilizes the shoulder for a length of time. This can |
| constant excruciating pain. Therapeutic massage can, | | | | be trauma or injury or even surgery. There are also |
| however, be used in the treatment of frozen | | | | cases called idiopathic frozen shoulder when the |
| shoulder. This can be done in the form of reflexology | | | | condition just occurs spontaneously without cause. |
| massage therapy, Swedish massage therapy, deep | | | | There are other existing medical conditions that also |
| tissue massage therapy, sports massage therapy or | | | | put patients in high risk of developing frozen shoulder. |
| pregnancy massage therapy. If you are from Suffolk | | | | This includes patients with autoimmune disorder, |
| County, Rocky Point, Manorville, Miller Place, Mount | | | | connective tissue disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, |
| Sinai, Port Jefferson, Ridge, Yapank, Shoreham, | | | | rheumatic disease, diabetes, heart disease, history of |
| Weeding River, Riverhead, Setauket, East Setauket, | | | | a stroke and lung disease. |
| Port Jefferson Station, Coram, Seldon, Farmingville, | | | | People who are already in such high risk conditions |
| Brookhaven, Middle Island, Medford or Sound Beach, | | | | should undertake preventive measures against frozen |
| you can get therapeutic massage as treatment for | | | | shoulder such as ensuring full range of motion in all |
| frozen shoulder by going to a professional massage | | | | directions several times in every day. They could also |
| spa in Rocky Point NY. | | | | undergo massage and physical therapy. |
| In medical terms, frozen shoulder is called adhesive | | | | When the condition has already set in, however, its |
| capsulitis because it is the inflammation of the | | | | treatment can be very painful such that medication is |
| connective tissue surrounding the shoulder joint, and | | | | given to alleviate the pain and soothe inflammation. |
| this tissue is the shoulder capsule. Because of the | | | | This is necessary before massage therapy and |
| inflammation, the tissue develops adhesions or fused | | | | physical therapy can be undertaken to manipulate and |
| bands. These adhesions cause restricted movement | | | | stretch the muscles and break up adhesions and |
| in the shoulder, hence the term frozen shoulder. Any | | | | existing scar tissue. |
| movement causes great pain. | | | | Therapeutic massage can be used not only to |
| Frozen shoulder has three stages. The freezing stage | | | | release the adhesions of frozen shoulder but also to |
| involves the slow setting in of the pain until it peaks. | | | | prevent its onset. So whether you are suffering from |
| This takes six weeks up to nine months. The frozen | | | | a frozen shoulder or if you want to avoid it, you can |
| or adhesive stage is when the shoulder is immobile | | | | get reflexology massage therapy, Swedish massage |
| but the pain is very slowly improving. This takes four | | | | therapy, deep tissue massage therapy, sports |
| to nine months. The thawing or recovery stage is | | | | massage therapy or pregnancy massage therapy |
| when the shoulder slowly returns to its normal range | | | | from a massage spa in Rocky Point NY that serves |
| of motion. This takes five months up to three years | | | | Suffolk County, Rocky Point, Manorville, Miller Place, |
| or even more. | | | | Mount Sinai, Port Jefferson, Ridge, Yapank, |
| The pain of a frozen shoulder is described as an | | | | Shoreham, Weeding River, Riverhead, Setauket, East |
| unceasing dull ache that erupts into sudden spasms | | | | Setauket, Port Jefferson Station, Coram, Seldon, |
| and intensifies with particular movements or postures. | | | | Farmingville, Brookhaven, Middle Island, Medford and |
| The pain increases even more in cold temperatures | | | | Sound Beach. |
| and at night. The patient’s interrupted sleep | | | | |