Steemit Learning Challenge-S21W1; Frozen Shoulder"

Hello good friends,
Welcome once again! Thank you, @ashkan, for the interesting and eye-opening topic. It was good to participate here as this has schooled me through silent and deeper issues. Anyway, let's get started with the topic "frozen shoulders..."

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What's frozen shoulder? Write in your own words after getting knowledge from the lesson post.

Frozen shoulder is commonly referred to as adhesive capsulitis. A disorder that is caused towards the shoulder joint with varying levels of pain depending on its stage of occurrence. It is usually seen and characterized by the stiffness of the shoulder joint that brings about pain.

This pain varies due to its gradual effect over time when not treated accordingly. It can be caused by different things, and wrong posture or use of this area over time is a major concern. Temporary effects have been observed each time we sleep in the wrong way over the night. However, this fizzles out may be a day or more.

There are other causes, which may be from road or domestic accidents that happen to us, such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. But one thing about this defect is that it does not just happen all once but rather gradually. When we experience a gradual pain while lifting or reaching out, this may be a sign of a frozen shoulder.

However, there are different stages by which frozen shoulders are observed. The freezing stage is a time of the gradual beginning of pains but with a limited range of shoulder use in motion. We have the frozen stage, which comes with limited pains, unlike the freezing stage, but at this time, there is stiffness in using the shoulder properly.

We have the thawing stage which is the last stage. This is the recovery stage, unlike the previous stages gift. There are reduced pains and better improvement in the range of motion of the affected shoulder. In all of these, they come with varying amounts of time in which they occur.

How would you diagnose a frozen shoulder? Any clinical investigation or assessment tests?

Diagnosing frozen shoulders would require that we either use the medical or physical examination methods or a combination of the two to achieve proper tests.

The medical method would, first of all, allow us to know the history of occurrence. Root causes to ascertain the period of pain and solution given.

However, ascertaining the range of motion of the shoulder from different sides would be done to determine the stage of effect. Both active and passive angles of the shoulder should be assessed. This would help determine the pain level at different movements and also when about to stop and eventually at rest.

When this is done, we can also check for tenderness around the shoulder joint. This is another way to quickly determine the affected area and how much damage is made. This is probably an area of inflammation and pain source.

For a guaranteed functional assessment, we have to ascertain the degree of stiffness by allowing movement of the arms overhead and behind the back. This allows us to ascertain the level of range of motion.

Try to practice at least 3 exercises that you have learned from the lesson. Share images, gifs, or videos while practicing.

Wand Shoulder Flexion

This was the first on my list. The essence of the wand shoulder flexion is to gradually help free up stiffness around the shoulder region. The up-and-down movement was to allow for a proper range of motion.