Cause of frozen shoulder?

1. Guest 19 October 2007 at 13:07PM
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   I was struck by the people saying there was a link to infections, particularly relating to those in the mouth and teeth. My frozen shoulder started in April and this also followed a bout of tooth problems with abcesses on both left and right jaws, one extraction (done in July) and one root canal precsribed (still pending). It started while I was doing a lot of extra two handed physical activity while I was painting and decorating with my left hand to get into some awkward corners but as I am quite fit and have always used my left arm a lot at the gym, in gardening and other work this didn't seem to me to be like any of the other 'sporting' or 'over use' injuries I have had in my life. Perhaps it is a condition which hits you when you are down. As to symptoms well I can't do up my bra strap, pull clothes over my head, lift up my arm above shoulder height, if I put out an arm to balance myself if I trip it's agony, if I ride a bike it hurts for days. It aches all the time, 24 hours a day, no unbroken night's sleep for six months . It seems to be getting progressively worse not better. My doctor has precribed pysiotherapy after my third visit to him(which I start next week) but doesn't seem to take the condition very seriously otherwise as X rays only show slight damage to the joints - you are getting older, it's just wear and tear - well I don't feel very old at 58! The ibroprofen and paracetomol which he recommeded have no effect whatsover so I am not curently taking anything, perhaps I should go back and ask to see another GP/ demand some more effective painkiller.

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2. Guest 10 November 2007 at 12:52PM

   I would certainly go back and demand a more effective painkiller. The only thing I can say about your doctor is what an idiot, obviously never had a frozen shoulder or whould know the extent of the agony the pain causes.

   I am currently taking Tramadol and morphine (albeit diluted), my GP has also perscribes sleeping pills and anti inflamatory tablets, ok it cost a fortune but is a small price to pay for the pain relieve.

   How can your doc justify teling you to take paracetamol. Sorry it beggers belief

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3. H o u s e 10 November 2007 at 13:58PM

   You should tell your GP you are overdosing just to acheive a little amount of pain relief :D

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4. PJIrving 17 February 2008 at 22:59PM

   Yours sounds quite a lot worse than mine, & my GP has just (5 days ago) injected Depo-Medrone (a corticosteroid) into my shoulder. It felt worse for a day or so, but is now much improved. I can move it much further before the pain becomes intolerable, & the background pain has reduced quite a lot.

   Oddly, the other shoulder (the one way in which my case is worse: it affects both shoulders, though the right one is much less severely affected) is also feeling a little better.

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