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Frozen Shoulder
My mother is having her shoulder frozen. She isn't able to move her hands backwards . Doctor told to have a TENS therapy ... Is it will be ok to ahead with this? What more she can do .? Please help.
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Only Tens therapy won't help she needs to do mobility exercises ,strengthening exercises to gain the range and strength
Next Steps
see a physiotherapist who goes active physiotherapy with capsular release and mainly exercises
Health Tips
only using modalities like tens will give only symptomatic relief without treating the root cause
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In Frozen shoulder,mobilisation of shoulder is very important to gain range.
Strengthening exercises of Rotator cuff..
Finger ladder exercise.
Next Steps
Consult a Physiotherapist for shoulder mobilisation
Health Tips
Do hot pack before or after exercise, will reduce pain..
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Start doing twice a day scapular retraction exercises, shoulder mobility exercises and stretches of the Shoulder joint capsule. Definitely manual therapy will help. TENS/US or IFT will not provide Ur mom range in the Shoulder joint...
Next Steps
Consult a experienced Physiotherapist
Health Tips
Do regular exercise and hot pack can be used in case of pain
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Hi,In my opinion it's better to consult near by Physiotherapist.TENS is good for reduce the pain but along with that she want to start Shoulder mobility exercises at the tolerable level of pain.Otherwise joint becomes more stiff.
Next Steps
Consult the near by Physio.Start Pain modality along with exercises.
Health Tips
It's better to avoid lifting weights,lie on that side,doing over head activities.
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Hello ma'am/sir, In my opinion you should start doing exercises within pain range and eventually progress them, If you're consulting a therapist it will help your mother recover faster as we use electrotherapy to reduce pain , and manual therapy like joint mobilization which helps her to improve mobility as well.
I hope this helps.
Thanks.
Next Steps
for better results consult therapist.
Health Tips
don't lift heavy weight,
don't sleep on that side,
don't use pillow while lying on back , use pillow when lying on other side.
don't do local massage.
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First single TENS doesn't help properly
TENS plus ultrasonic therapy
Some shoulder range of motion exercises, strengthen exercises and mobilisation
So consult near by experience Physiotherapist
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consult near by experience Physiotherapist
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Only TENS therapy is not going to help her. Along with that she will need strengthening exercises, range of motion exercises.
Next Steps
Consult a physio, after taking her assessment and checking the range they will start the exercises.
Health Tips
She have to be very regular with her exercises. apply hot pack also.
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Only tens won’t help, she needs vigorous shoulder ex , she should overcome stiffness, and instead tens , she should take ultrasound post ex to reduce pain, and investigate whether she has diabetes.
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