06/11/2025
🌸 FROZEN SHOULDER – Painful But Curable!
📍 By Dr. Hamid Saeed – Consultant Orthopaedic & Shoulder Specialist
📞 0304-7174452
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💢 What is Frozen Shoulder?
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis) is a painful condition in which the shoulder joint capsule becomes tight, inflamed and thickened, reducing shoulder movement.
اگر کندھا حرکت نہ کرے اور درد کے ساتھ سخت ہو جائے — یہ “فروزن شولڈر” ہے۔
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💪 Practical Physiotherapy Plan (Step-by-Step)
⚙️ Stage 1 – Painful Stage (0–3 months):
🎯 Goal: Control pain & prevent stiffness.
Warm compress for 15–20 minutes, 2–3 times/day.
Gentle pendulum exercises (swing arm in small circles).
Avoid full immobilization — light movement keeps joint alive.
⚙️ Stage 2 – Stiff Stage (3–9 months):
🎯 Goal: Improve range of motion.
✅ Key Exercises (3–4 times daily):
1. Towel Stretch: Hold towel behind your back — one hand up, one down.
2. Wall Walk: Walk fingers up the wall slowly till mild stretch.
3. Cross-body Arm Stretch: Pull affected arm gently across chest.
4. External Rotation with Stick: Hold stick in both hands and rotate gently outward.
5. Table Slide: Slide hands forward on table while sitting, stretching shoulder.
⚙️ Stage 3 – Recovery Stage (9–15 months):
🎯 Goal: Regain full strength.
Resistance band exercises.
Shoulder strengthening (front raise, lateral raise with small weights).
Continue physiotherapy 3–4 times weekly.
🔹 Important: Exercises must be gentle and consistent, never forceful.
🔹 Physiotherapy guided by an orthopaedic physiotherapist gives faster results.
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🌿 Home Remedies & Practical Tips
✅ Warm Compress:
Hot water bottle or warm towel 15 minutes before exercises.
✅ Castor Oil Massage (روغن ارنڈی):
Gently massage shoulder for 5–10 minutes — helps in natural lubrication & blood flow.
✅ Turmeric (ہلدی) Milk:
Half teaspoon turmeric + warm milk daily — natural anti-inflammatory.
✅ Sugar Control:
Diabetics must maintain fasting sugar below 120 mg/dl — high sugar worsens stiffness.
✅ Posture & Sleep:
Avoid sleeping on painful side. Use soft pillow under arm for support.
✅ Vitamin D & Calcium Check:
Low Vitamin D causes muscle stiffness — get tested & corrected.
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🕋 Islamic & Spiritual Healing Perspective
🌿 1. Shifa is from Allah (سب شفا اللہ کے ہاتھ میں ہے):
Recite daily with belief:
> "وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ"
“And when I am ill, it is He who cures me.” (Surah Ash-Shu‘ara, 26:80)
🌿 2. Dua for Pain:
> اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
(“O Allah! Remove the pain, Lord of mankind, and heal — You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind.”)
🌿 3. Ruqyah & Sadaqah:
Give Sadaqah (charity) for shifa and perform Ruqyah Shar’iyyah (reciting Surah Al-Fatiha, Ayatul Kursi, Surah Ikhlas, Falaq, Nas) while gently rubbing over the shoulder.
🌿 4. Hijama (Cupping Therapy):
For chronic shoulder pain, Hijama Sunnah points around the shoulder blade and upper back can improve circulation — but only through a qualified medical Hijama therapist under sterile conditions.
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🩺 When to Consult an Orthopaedic Surgeon
🚨 Severe pain not improving with physiotherapy
🚨 Shoulder completely stiff (no movement)
🚨 Diabetic or thyroid patient with worsening symptoms
➡️ Such cases may need steroid injection, hydrodilatation, or arthroscopic capsular release.
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💬 Final Message
“Frozen shoulder is slow but curable — with patience, physiotherapy, and prayer, full recovery is achievable Insha’Allah.”
📍 Dr. Hamid Saeed
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – Shoulder & Joint Specialist
📞 0304-7174452
🏥 Hamid Orthopaedics – Multan
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