Had the manipulation under anesthesia procedure done and six months of PT 3 times a week. It was a long, painful ordeal but thanks to a wonderful therapist, my shoulder is almost 100% ten years later. I do shoulder exercises daily to keep them both flexible because I never want to go through that type of pain again.

After injuring my shoulder a few years ago in a fall, I first heard of frozen shoulder from my therapists. Scared me! I do about three minutes of simple exercises a couple of times a day while watching TV or on my Kindle to prevent it.

It's curable and preventable. My favorite exercise while sitting is to raise one arm up to the ceiling, fist clenched, and then raise it higher from the socket. Extend the arm from the socket. If it hurts too much, use the other hand to pull it up. Exercising that shoulder socket will keep it lubricated......it's extremely effective.

It took months of PT before I had full range of shoulder movement. I walked into the therapy room and announced to all that I fastened my bra behind my back that morning! It was a major accomplishment and the applause was fun but genuine.

A few minutes of daily exercise will keep anyone's shoulders pain free. My best to you.....all good wishes for a full recovery.

I had it first in my right shoulder after personally shoveling and spreading two truckloads of mulch over my flower beds. Then a year or 2 later, in my left. Physical therapy 3 times a week for 3 months helped a lot -- got me about 3/4's of the way 'cured'. It did take a full year to regain complete pain-free, motion.

I won't lie, anoriginal, the therapy did hurt, especially at first. My therapist would set me up with exercises to do on my own ... then after I had pushed my shoulder to the maximum I could, the therapist would push it a little farther! Ouch ouch ouch! But that's what it took. And the pain did not last long. So you can do it!

A decade later, I still do some exercises on each side, because it feels good to stretch and rotate the joint.

You have to keep moving that shoulder after an injury. This is where the saying, "Don't take back pain laying down" comes into effect. Just as making sure you keep moving when you have back pain, when you have a shoulder injury the worst thing you can do is stop moving it. I have a torn muscle in the front of my upper arm. My job is a receiver where I work. I lift a lot of heavy items. A LOT! I refuse to let anyone to pick things up for me, which includes those big heavy jugs of water that people buy for their water machines at home. What irks me is: our staff (most of whom are 1/2 my age) refuse to pick them up because "I have a bad back!". So do I. As a matter of fact, when I started working there almost 8 years ago the though of picking something up off the floor almost killed me. Between my back and my knees I didn't think I would last a week. 8 years later, I jump up and down no problem. Because I keep moving. I refused to rest to let it heal. If you have frozen shoulder, you will need PT. Find yourself a good place to go to get help. Move that arm!

I had mine about 2 yrs. I Tried a massage therapist and it didn't help. You just have to let it work itself out or do some exercises. Try some hand weights and do side stretches.

I've had it twice, once in each shoulder, a couple of years apart. The
first time, I suffered until it became unbearable, before I found out
what it was. I kept thinking, "Rest, don't use it more than necessary,"
which is the worst thing one can do. Both times I lifted something
heavy, which caused inflammation and then the adhesions started to develop. Each time I was given a cortisone injection, and let me tell you, a couple of days later--I felt it the moment the pain started to calm down. Also, each time I
was given the choice of PT at a rehab clinic, or doing a regimen of
exercises on my own. I chose to do my own PT, and within a couple of
months, I was using my shoulders almost normally. I don't think I
recovered 100% range of motion, but I'm 60--I'll never move as if I'm
20.

Hot packs before exercises, cold packs after, and pendulum swings between painful stretches helped a lot. If you go to YouTube and type in 'frozen shoulder' you can find some good exercises. One word of caution--the cortisone injections can raise blood pressure, especially if combined with anti-inflammatory meds such as ibuprofen.

I've read that post menopausal women are most commonly affected, and that frozen shoulder can be a precursor to later developing diabetes. My mother had frozen shoulder once, as did my father, and one of my brothers. My father has been diagnosed with diabetes.

I had it in my left shoulder first, lasted 1-1/2 years, got better on its own. It was quite painful and brought me close to tears at times from the constant pain that never let up. As soon as that one cleared up, my right shoulder did the exact same thing, which also lasted 1-1/2 years. They're both fine now, with full range of motion.

Massage therapy did wonders for me. I now am able to find the spots to deep massage and can do it at home. Plus the strengthening exercises.