Frozen shoulder

[bigmamma]

I have what the gp called a frozen shoulder , I noticed pain and lack of ability to move it and it seems the socket has stiffened and dried of fluids or something like that .
The gp says it's due to the arthritis and spondylosis .
I have been offered a course of steroid injections into the socket and have been given the opportunity to think about it first. I must say I am not sure as the gp said it wasn't necessarily going to help.
Have any of you had any experience of this complaint or of the benefits of the steroid injections ?
xxx

[abstract]

i also used to suffer from a cold shoulder,but when i took the bag of ice off of it,it mysteriously disapeared! seriously though,get well soon and hope it clears uP!

[bigmamma]

Hee , that made me laugh hun , thanks for your best wishes :-) x

[bigfut63]

Steroid injections can be painful and as your GP says may not help. The success rate is variable after injections - for some people they last months, others weeks, others a few days (and you are limited to having them maybe 2 -3 times)

Injections may also cause further irritation and damage inside the shoulder capsule. Sadly there is no miracle cure for frozen shoulder (if you're researching it, it's technical name is adhesive capsulitis - or a sticky capsule because the membrane surrounding it has stopped producing the lubricating fluid

It's a difficult choice and depends upon how much pain you're in

[bigmamma]

Thank you bigfut , that's very helpful . I have been weighing the pros and cons and slowly coming to the conclusion that it may be a waste of time , especially as I have a lot of joint problems and spinal damage that causes pain anyway. I will think it over some more but I guess even if it did help , it may come back once they wear off. I have an alternate for now in so much as physiotherapy was offered , once it becomes less painful to move.
Thank you for your reply hun :-)
xxx