Frozen shoulder

[normajeane]

Not been there but can empathise with you. Any chance you can go to a pain clinic to help with the constant depressing pain I imagine you are in. Some more legal drugs are probably worth a try. Laugh therapy is good also, just look at all the postings on KB and you will laugh away your pain. Well it is worth a try as I don't think you are a hooter head!

[BiK3RChiK]

No. evidence is about as good for it as therapeutic ultrasound.

.............anything that makes one feel good, releases endorfins and good lovin' into the body which hastens the healing process. What's good for the mind is good for the body So I'm all for the feel-good options when it comes to pain therapy!

[PrincessBandit]

Not been there but can empathise with you. Any chance you can go to a pain clinic to help with the constant depressing pain I imagine you are in. Some more legal drugs are probably worth a try. Laugh therapy is good also, just look at all the postings on KB and you will laugh away your pain. Well it is worth a try as I don't think you are a hooter head!

Thanks!

Quick update. Now 5 days since the cortisone injection in the back of my shoulder. Movement has improved marginally, but the major benefit is I no longer have constant debilitating pain down my right arm. It's wonderful!

Still doing gentle stretching exercises, especially rubbing my hand up and down.......






the soapy bathroom wall tiles (you dirty dirty rats).

Also starting to get a bit more movement of my arm behind my back. Haven't been on the bike since having it done, so am looking forward to seeing how it affects my time on the bike.

p.s. will take photos of my newly elevated boots whoar! which now enable me to put both feet flat on the ground while seated on the bike. Will post pix as soon as I've done it in my "platform boots" thread in the gear forum.

[chanceyy]

hows that cortisone injection working for you know PB ?

results of my scan are in.

shoulder bursita and bursal impingement along with neck damage at C5/6 C6/7 so its a cortisone injection and physio .. pain level has gone from over 10 to a relative 6 all the time .. so been hearing good & bad on cortisone injection but if it gets rid of the pain then hell I am sooooooooooooo ready for it

ohh the other interesting thing is mild osteoarthritis is present in the ac joint .. hmmmmmmmmmmm

[F5 Dave]

Good to hear it was working, sometimes they are like magic I am told, sometimes they don't work. I need a scan on my neck I think, muscle has been swollen since accident. Had hoped it would go down afer op.

Good luck.

[PrincessBandit]

hows that cortisone injection working for you know PB ?

results of my scan are in.

shoulder bursita and bursal impingement along with neck damage at C5/6 C6/7 so its a cortisone injection and physio .. pain level has gone from over 10 to a relative 6 all the time .. so been hearing good & bad on cortisone injection but if it gets rid of the pain then hell I am sooooooooooooo ready for it

ohh the other interesting thing is mild osteoarthritis is present in the ac joint .. hmmmmmmmmmmm

Oh dear, that doesn't sound too good. Is the arthritis treatable at the same time? I suspect I have it in my elbows (right one in particular) as this has been a problem for me before in cold weather prior to my accident.

I would certainly recommend having the injection done even though others have given me mixed reports about it. I've been pain free, pretty much, since having it done - little twinges here and there, but nothing at all like what it was like pre injection.

It did surprise me that the pain relief has lasted so long, my suspicions were that it might "wear off" after a few days, but over 2 weeks later it still feels great. I was talking to my nana the other night about it and she reckons they last for months, so hey hey hey bring it on!!!

For myself it was only because the specialist recommended it that I had it done, to be honest. I reckoned "who am I to argue with the expert" and am very pleased with the results so far. Range of movement has improved a bit but the pain relief has been the best benefit.

I see the specialist again on 17 Sept, and he wants me to have another xray immediately before my appointment to see if the bone has meandered any closer due to increased flexibility in my shoulder.

Good to hear it was working, sometimes they are like magic I am told, sometimes they don't work. I need a scan on my neck I think, muscle has been swollen since accident. Had hoped it would go down afer op.

Good luck.

Thanks F5Dave. It sounds like I'm definitely one of the lucky ones. I do hope that they discover what the story is with your neck, and that it comes right too.

[chanceyy]

Thanks for that PB .. yeah been hearing the good & bad .. I know the injection will have to be done under ultrasound to make sure it gets into the tendon ..

just looking forward to the "no pain" outcome (fingers crossed)

[Usarka]

Bump....

Hows the shoulder PB?

I've just been diagnosed with same, likely due to inactivity from accident.

I went to a physio who said I didn't need to be referrred, trust me, etc etc, 5 months later doctor tells me cortisone is standard treatment and usefull during the pain-phase and no physio required. No shit sherlock 2 visits a week = loads'a ACC dosh for not referring.

Anyway, keen to (hopefully) hear that it's a lot better.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah advice should be go to physio, I'm not convinced they can help with back issues, but when it comes to getting joints moving again they are pretty good. Mine then followed up with some therapeutic gym work to rebuild the muscles (they had a physio in the gym). I was dubious having never been in a gym & hating the vacuous dicks that go. But it helped & I got more movement & more. Just have a patch of about 5degs that I am a little weak in but I largely have full movement.

[PrincessBandit]

Bump....

Hows the shoulder PB?

I've just been diagnosed with same, likely due to inactivity from accident.

I went to a physio who said I didn't need to be referrred, trust me, etc etc, 5 months later doctor tells me cortisone is standard treatment and usefull during the pain-phase and no physio required. No shit sherlock 2 visits a week = loads'a ACC dosh for not referring.

Anyway, keen to (hopefully) hear that it's a lot better.

I had a titanium plate screwed into the bone as the ends never joined (through 2 planes - vertically and horizontally, too far apart). My operation was at the beginning of Dec (9 months after the accident) and was given another cortisone jab during the op. Initially my movement was understandably very restricted but I can now (6 months post op) raise my right arm vertically. I can also put my hands behind my head etc. although extension through a bent elbow is not fully recovered yet. I'm hoping that it will return eventually. Haven't actually returned to physio as the specialist gave me exercises to do and was happy with my progress through those.

Effectively I have very little pain, just the occasional twinge, and my shoulder is no longer a hinderance to riding. Overall the range of movement I have regained is amazing since recovering from the plate surgery. As it is not causing me any problem it will most likely remain in place - the specialist told me that the potential for nerve damage is greater when removing plates due to scar tissue, so as long as I feel this good it can stay there!

Sorry to hear you're in this dilemma - it's incredibly annoying and painful. Hope you get through it quickly and regain full movement.

[F5 Dave]

I would try a physio at a gym to try regain all movement, if you leave it too long it may not recover fully. Still ACC subsidy, the physio will know.