Frozen Shoulder Pain

Many conditions of the shoulder cause pain. By understanding your pain a little better Niel-Asher technique® practitioners can help you identify, isolate and treat your problem. Night pain is common to many shoulder problems especially frozen shoulder syndrome, rotator cuff tendinopathy, impingement and bursitis. This is because when you rest at night the damaged structures become swollen. Because you are not moving the arm around, the swelling just sits there and builds-up. That is also why moving the arm around in the morning often helps relieve your pain. We highly recommend that you use a combination of ice (See www.activewrap.com) and natural anti-inflammatory medications (See herbal tabs page TBC).

The pain of a frozen shoulder can be horrendous; I have known patients to be 10/10 on a pain scale. The following list might contain your symptoms:

• Night pain, especially when lying on the affected side
• Severe sharp catching pain at the front of the shoulder, lasting up to 40 seconds. (Have to hold the shoulder tightly)
• Pain from innocuous activity (out of proportion to the activity)
• Pain reaching for the back pocket, putting on a coat, brushing the hair and inability to do up bra
• Pain down the upper outer side of the arm