Unfortunately another worry for the female gender...good to know it is getting more attention and not confused as often as there is more knowledge available..BD
Known medically as adhesive capsulitis, it's a fairly common ailment estimated to strike between 2 percent and 3 percent of the population, the vast majority women ages 40 to 60. Yet too few sufferers get diagnosed in time for a simple shot that could cut an astounding year or more off recovery time.
In fact, doctors can easily confuse early symptoms with a rotator cuff injury and the wrong physical therapy can worsen a frozen shoulder-in-progress by further irritating it. Diabetics are at higher risk; up to 20 percent get it. Having an underactive thyroid also is a risk factor. Trauma sometimes precedes a frozen shoulder.
Now the challenge is to get more sufferers treated early. Key signs: Pain at night and at rest, along with gradually increasing stiffness. Movement problems typically begin with reaching back and up, like into a back pocket or to unfasten a bra. An exam should include the doctor attempting to lift and rotate the arm; problems with this so-called passive movement are another tipoff.
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