Beyond Only Stretching to Cure Frozen Shoulder

Many people erroneously think that only stretching will be enough to cure their frozen shoulder. Although stretching is an improtant component to a suceesful frozen shoulder treatment it must be complemented with other therapeutic exercises to achieve progress and effective management of the condition.

Stretching is only part of the answer for eliminating frozen shoulder, but not the whole answer. There are various complex conditions affecting the shoulder joint in the presence of frozen shoulder.

Besides stretching, proper strengthening of the shoulder joint and surrounding muscles is essential. Stretching eliminates shoulder stiffness allowing the shoulder to move with better mobility. The shoulder becomes highly mobile upon strengthening the groups of muscles supporting it with the help of strengthening exercises.

Another component that needs to be in every frozen shoulder exercise program, is quality soft-tissue work. The shoulder is comprised of connective tissues such as muscles, ligaments and tendons that provide support to the shoulder joint. In people with frozen shoulder, this soft-tissue will shorten, form adhesions, knots and sticky scar tissues…all of which limits motion, causes pain and weakens the movements. Working on that soft-tissue to help “free” it up and allow it to work as it should is an essential part of combating frozen shoulder.

Stretching is definitely an important part of eliminating frozen shoulder. However as stated in this article, it is not the only part of a successful elimination program.  I have spent a lot of time studying frozen shoulder and trust me, the only way that you can truely get rid of frozen shoulder pain is by properly combining stretching, strength training, range of motion exercises and soft-tissue work will help ensure that you are covering all of the important aspects of a proper frozen shoulder elimination program.

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