Frozen Shoulder Treatment Specialists

Laser Therapy involves the application of deeply penetrating light waves to a stiff and painful shoulder. Light with a wavelength in the red to near infrared region of the spectrum (660nm–905nm) is generally employed because these wavelengths have the ability to penetrate skin, and soft/hard tissues.

 A great many clinical trials have shown this treatment has a positive effect on pain, inflammation and even tissue repair. In our experience people with frozen shoulder often experience immediate improvements in their pain after laser sessions. 

Shockwave therapy is one of the options that may be discussed after assessment. Its suitability depends on the diagnosis and evidence for the proposed use.

For information about the procedure, visit our shockwave therapy page. Evidence from kidney-stone treatment does not establish its benefits for frozen shoulder.

It should go without saying that we have a tendency to hold tension in our shoulders. This kind of tension Is a major contributor to many cases of shoulder pain. By using specific stretch techniques for the muscles in the shoulder you can often release a great deal of tension from the shoulder and shoulders. Post Isometric stretches are a specific style of stretching that utilises your muscle’s tendency to relax after it has contracted strongly.

Most shoulders with persistent or recurring pain are full of ‘pressure points’ or myofascial trigger points (the sore spots you feel in muscles when you get a deep massage). At Severn Clinics we consider ourselves experts at finding and releasing the most stubborn trigger points. It’s not always fun to have done (we know that ourselves) but boy can it help with persistent shoulder pain; when it’s done properly!

Acupuncture can be extremely helpful in the management of many shoulder pain cases. We don’t approach acupuncture in the traditional way where needles are placed in a wide no. of locations, we generally focus directly on the area of pain.

Acupuncture aims to promote blood flow, release pressure points in muscle and reduce pain signals. Needles are placed very superficially around the area of pain and we generally leave them in for around 10 minutes, depending on your body’s tolerance to them. If acupuncture works for your shoulder pain, you will usually start to feel the benefits within the first 2-3 sessions.

Cupping massage or cupping therapy has been used for thousands of years by multiple global cultures. Not only is cupping still around for good reason, it is currently undergoing a powerful resurgence. 

Using suction cups for the treatment for frozen shoulder increases blood flow in the area, stretches the fascia, can bring massive amounts of relief and leaves funny marks that your friends and family will assume are bruises. The most common myth around cupping is that it releases toxins, the actual cause of the marks cupping leaves is deoxygenated blood that has been drawn to the surface.

Prevention of shoulder pain usually means longer term strengthening of the muscles that maintain your posture. 

Time is seldom kind to the stubborn and recurring pains that affect us throughout life. The stubborn shoulder problems we have in our thirties and forties often becomes the unrelenting pain that destroys our basic quality of life in our seventies and eighties. We take the potential longer term repercussions of unrehabilitated pain conditions seriously. Prevention is not for everyone… but we believe in it passionately and it’s a major part of our offering.