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Frozen shoulder syndrome, a.k.a., adhesive capsulitis is a very painful and debilitating condition that affects approximately 3% of the population. That amounts to about 9 million Americans annually. Most patients are in the 40 to 70 year old range. The condition is characterized by severe shoulder pain, very limited shoulder range of motion, and noticeable disruption of sleep due to pain. Many times the patient does not know what brought on the condition. It affects women more than men and in about 10 to 20% of patients, they can develop frozen shoulder syndrome in the other shoulder as well.

Up until now the current medical thinking is that frozen shoulder syndrome starts in the affected shoulder. Current treatments including cortisone injections, anti-inflammatory drugs, and physical therapy are directed at the symptomatic shoulder. If these attempts fail, surgical procedures such as manipulation under anesthesia or arthroscopic surgery may be attempted. The success rates for these interventions are low and the patient usually spends months to years with debilitating pain and impaired function.

Dr. D'Amico has recently been certified by www.otzhealthed.com on a new way of treating frozen shoulder. It appears that frozen shoulder syndrome may be initiated by a nerve entrapment in the upper cervical spine. Proper function of cranial nerve 11 is essential to work the upper trapezius muscle which allows the shoulder to be raised. If this nerve becomes entrapped and the upper trapezius muscle function becomes disrupted, the symptoms of frozen shoulder can begin. Once this entrapment of cranial nerve 11 is released, the shoulder is allowed to be raised and rehabilitation exercises can begin. Many times the results are dramatic with decreased pain and increased range of motion happening very quickly. You can go to www.otzhealthed.com to see patient testimonials and get more information on this revolutionary way of treating frozen shoulder syndrome.

If you or someone that you know suffers from this debilitating condition please have them schedule an examination at our office so that we can determine if this form of treatment can help alleviate the debilitating condition of frozen shoulder syndrome.