What causes shoulder pain?

Rotator cuff tendonitis

Rotator cuff tears

Frozen Shoulder
This injury is exactly what it sounds like; severe stiffness and inability to move your shoulder the way you normally would, with varying levels of shoulder pain.
Medically known as adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder results when the connective tissue that lines your shoulder joint becomes thickened and inflamed. Precisely why this happens isn’t known, nor is the reason why middle-age women are especially prone to frozen shoulder.
There are other factors that can put you more at risk of the condition. For instance, up to 20% of people with diabetes develop frozen shoulder, and people with thyroid problems or Parkinson’s disease may also be vulnerable to this type of shoulder pain.
You don’t just wake up with frozen shoulder though. Doctors break the progression into three stages: “freezing,” “frozen,” and “thawing.” “Over time, you’ll notice a decrease in your range of motion and then all of a sudden it escalates, Most people get better without invasive treatment – eventually.
It usually takes about 18 months for a frozen shoulder to completely thaw. You can cut it down to a few months with soft tissue therapy, but it will still last a while.
Since some people wind up with a frozen shoulder on the opposite side as well, doctors often treat the good side too, just to keep it moving.
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