Thanks for the reply Jemima and pleased to hear some physio helped you
I've been having physio (another session this afternoon) but it's not helping at all and is making my shoulder more painful
I've tried a wide range of exercises from reaching my arm right up (ouch) to shrugging my shoulders. I now have a resistance band to get some of my muscles back (weakened since I haven't been using my left arm).
I'm disappointed 2 cortisone jabs have also failed to help with pain relief but am holding onto a shred of hope for the 3rd and final on on April 30th.
My physio has mentioned the
possibility of an MRI - just to rule out anything else (arthritis etc) as well as the frozen shoulder.
Yes, frozen shoulder is 'self limiting' and
will go away (usually) within 18 months to 3 years
However, the main aim is to get some pain relief so I can sleep at night. (Although some pain-free movement in the day would be nice!)
I was told under NO circumstances do anything which was painful (!) - to be honest, I kinda figured that one out myself, lol.
None of the painkiller have helped so far (tried everything from paracetamols, ibuprofen, naproxen to codeine!)
xxx