Using extracorporeal shockwave therapy for frozen shoulder is a game changer! The acoustic waves goin into the tissues of your shoulder, break up the adhesions or scar tissue, stimulate new blood vessel proliferation and the result is new collagen formation with more shoulder mobility. Treating frozen shoulder just got easier and shockwave therapy or ESWT is making that possible.

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is characterized by stiffness, pain, and limited range of motion in the shoulder joint. It typically progresses through three stages: freezing, frozen, and thawing. During the freezing stage, pain gradually increases and the shoulder becomes increasingly stiff. In the frozen stage, pain may decrease but stiffness remains, often significantly limiting movement. Finally, in the thawing stage, range of motion begins to improve, though this can take several months to years. Whatever stage of frozen shoulder you are in, shockwave therapy can help.

ESWT using the Piezowave machine involves the application of low-energy focused shockwaves to the affected area, promoting tissue regeneration and reducing pain. The research shows that it stimulates blood flow, increases collagen production, and breaks down scar tissue, ultimately improving flexibility and function in the shoulder joint.

If you are suffering from a frozen shoulder, the impact on your daily life can be substantial. Simple tasks such as reaching for objects, getting dressed, or even sleeping comfortably can become challenging or impossible due to the limited range of motion and pain. The affected arm may be significantly underutilized, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy over time.

ESWT can offer you a promising avenue for relieving the symptoms and pathology of frozen shoulder and restoring function to the affected joint. By targeting the underlying issues of stiffness and pain, shockwave therapy can help you regain mobility and get you back to tennis, baseball, swimming, tucking your shirt in or just putting the dishes away with full shoulder range of motion and pain free. Here are some examples of exercises that we use depending on which phase you are in.

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Shockwave & Frozen Shoulder | ESWT & Adhesive Capsulitis w/ Research
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RESEARCH
*The effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on pain and range of motion in patients with adhesive capsulitis www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702811/
Adhesive capsulitis creates a great deal of discomfort in a patient’s daily life caused by degenerative changes1) occurring in the rotator cuff, synovial membrane, articular capsule, biceps brachii, and the surrounding tissues.

*Extracorporeal shockwave therapy improves short-term functional outcomes of shoulder adhesive capsulitis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25441567/
*Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapy for Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8819773/
The ESWT used as an adjunct to other interventions had better outcomes compared with control groups regarding immediate and short-term analgesic effects as well as immediate function
ESWT seems to be beneficial to patients with frozen shoulder by alleviating pain and improving function. ESWT could be used as an adjunct therapy to routine treatments

Dr Adam Fields is a practicing chiropractor in the Bay Area in Northern California and helps people daily in his office with many challenges that can be helped by shockwave therapy from tendinopathies, arthritis, cartilage regeneration, post surgical scar tissue, pelvic pain, altered biomechanics and more. He uses Endonasal Cranial Adjusting, the Muncie Technique, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), Class IV Laser Therapy, posture correction, lifestyle modification, muscle work, and other techniques to help his patients.

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