{"id":2983,"date":"2019-06-17T13:47:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:33:05","slug":"frisk-frozen-shoulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/frisk-frozen-shoulder\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a frozen shoulder and what can physiotherapy do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A frozen shoulder is a common shoulder injury. You can recognise it<\/strong>
\nbecause you have pain in your shoulder, which is getting worse. This is due to a<\/strong>
\ninflammation in the joint (capsule). The longer you carry on walking with it, the less<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s good that you can still move your shoulder. The shoulder is, as it were,<\/strong>
\n'frozen', which is where the name frozen shoulder comes from. It is said of this<\/strong>
\nThe condition is diagnosed if you experience this in at least three different directions of movement<\/strong>
\nhave trouble making the movement and the pain gets worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How can you recognise a frozen shoulder?<\/h2>\n

\u25cf The pain in the shoulder slowly gets worse and can be considered very severe
\nexperienced. The pain can radiate into the upper arm and even the forearm. On-
\nand undressing, grabbing something off a high shelf, cycling and even driving a car can
\nbe painful and can cause severe pain shooting.
\n\u25cf It starts with pain when moving, but at some point you will also experience
\npain at rest, i.e. when you are not moving your shoulder, and even at night. The
\nupper back and neck can also start hurting and shoulder becomes increasingly stiff.<\/p>\n

How does a frozen shoulder occur?<\/h2>\n

There is not always a clear cause for the onset of a frozen
\nshoulder. It can be caused by a fall or surgery, but it does not have to be. At
\nchronic conditions such as diabetes, heart and lung diseases, Parkinson's or
\nthyroid disease is also more common. It also appears that prolonged stress
\ncan play an important role.<\/p>\n

What can our physiotherapists do for a frozen shoulder?<\/h2>\n

A frozen shoulder usually goes away on its own, but this can take a very long time.
\nOn average, the symptoms will persist for between ten months and more than three years. To manage this
\nTo make the process as successful as possible, expert guidance from a
\nphysiotherapist important. After all, our physiotherapists can explain exactly
\nwhat is wrong with your shoulder and advise you on how (much) you can use it
\nexert yourself. Even if you are in a lot of pain, it is important to stay within certain limits
\nKeep moving, but you must be careful not to overexert yourself.<\/p>\n

Physiotherapy treatment consists of:<\/h2>\n

\u25cf Guidance in finding a balance between effort and
\nentertainment.
\n\u25cf Putting together an exercise programme to promote recovery.
\nYou can also do these exercises at home.
\n\u25cf Learn how to manage your disability whilst exercising, on the
\nwork and in daily activities, such as when cycling, walking and during
\nhousework.
\n\u25cf Performing mobilisations and other techniques to reduce the pain of the
\nshoulder and upper back\/neck and reduce dexterity
\nincrease.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A frozen shoulder is a common shoulder injury. You\u2019ll recognise it by pain in the shoulder that gets progressively worse. This is caused by inflammation in the joint capsule. The longer you put up with it, the more difficult it becomes to move your shoulder. The shoulder becomes, as it were, \u2018frozen\u2019, which is why\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":719,"featured_media":2984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[164,166,163,165,167,168,169,170,173,171,172,174],"class_list":["post-2983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geen-categorie","tag-amstelveel-fysio","tag-amstelveen-fysiotherapie","tag-frisk-fysio","tag-frisk-fysiotherapie","tag-frozen-shoulder-amstelveen","tag-frozen-shoulder-frisk","tag-frozen-shoulder-fysio","tag-frozen-shoulder-fysiotherapie","tag-schouder-amstelveen","tag-schouder-frisk","tag-schouder-fysio","tag-schouder-fysiotherapie","category-1","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}