Shoulder injury (Frozen Shoulder) - any tips??

[MizzyFanUK]

Fellow Mizuno Forum members, seeking any tips anyone might have.

I have just been diagnosed with Frozen Shoulder (after previously having been diagnosed with 'Shoulder Impingement Syndrome'). Just wondering if anyone out there has any experience of this and if they might be willing to share any tips?

Looking at the UK NHS website it indicates something along the lines of 1.5 - 2 years out of golf (with it sometimes taking up to 5 years apparently). That is a bit of a concern...

Any tips anyone has to help speed things along would be greatly appreciated. I am seeing the physio for the first time next week (subject to everything else that is going on I guess).

Many thanks

 

[PaulBoy]

Not one of the many golf related injuries I have had myself, though I have had lower back pain for about 20 years & still do specific exercises & medicate it
A pal of mine who lives in Spain did have Frozen Shoulder though - He was able to play golf within 6 months, but I suppose it depends how bad you have it (?)
Get hold of bonobobananas on here as he is a sports physio and should be able to give you some help before you see your your physio (?)
Good luck ... Paul

 

[Enrico]

Hi, I had a right hand side frozen shoulder about 5 years ago when I was doing lots of swimming. I couldn't even move my arm 3 inches from my side. However it eventually eased off but remained painful. The good news is that I found playing golf much easier than swimming so hopefully you will be fine for the start of next season.

 

[MizzyFanUK]

Not one of the many golf related injuries I have had myself, though I have had lower back pain for about 20 years & still do specific exercises & medicate it
A pal of mine who lives in Spain did have Frozen Shoulder though - He was able to play golf within 6 months, but I suppose it depends how bad you have it (?)
Get hold of bonobobananas on here as he is a sports physio and should be able to give you some help before you see your your physio (?)
Good luck ... Paul

Thanks Paul. I don't have it as bad as some get it I don't think. It is a bit annoying though that it has followed directly on from dislocating (at 2 joints) and breaking the middle finger of my left hand. I am still in the process of rehabbing from that, and now I have the shoulder to sort too. I might not be missing much more golf than everyone else over the next month in any case though. Thanks for the info.

 

[MizzyFanUK]

Hi, I had a right hand side frozen shoulder about 5 years ago when I was doing lots of swimming. I couldn't even move my arm 3 inches from my side. However it eventually eased off but remained painful. The good news is that I found playing golf much easier than swimming so hopefully you will be fine for the start of next season.

Thanks Enrico. Just wondering how long you took from first symptoms to being able to swing a club? Just I have already been out since July... Cheers

 

[Enrico]

Hi, I sure it was about six months as the nature of the injury made golf easier. I really struggled when my arm was above my head so golf was fine but swimming was not. The technical term was a rotator cuff injury.

 

[WalkerCup]

Hi, I sure it was about six months as the nature of the injury made golf easier. I really struggled when my arm was above my head so golf was fine but swimming was not. The technical term was a rotator cuff injury.

Very painful! Rest is not always good for injuries, but keeping injured areas loose and functioning!

 

[Miznut]

I feel for you Mizzyfan, went thought it myself a few years back. Physio proved completely useless (tried that first), was starting to think about surgery or manipulation under anaesthesia. But the recovery time and risks didn’t look good. After much googling I found an approach called hydrodilation. Not available under the NHS as far as I know. Booked appointment with a specialist in London, got the train down, straight in for MRI, went with CD-ROM of MRI to the specialist, he looked at the scan and said I was a good candidate, did I want my first injection now? Had the injection (weird but not unpleasant) and within 2-3 hours was feeling better. Put it this way: on the Sunday all I could do was join my buddies in the clubhouse for a drink after their round, any attempt to swing a golf club felt like I’d been shot Through the arm. On Monday I had the first injection. On the following Sunday I went to the club and since I was feeling better took the clubs and gingerly hit 15 balls on the range to see how it went. Then I got a bucket of 100 and smashed the hell out of them giggling like an idiot. Second injection a week after that and haven’t looked back. It’s not cheap, around £3k all in but if you have insurance that should help. And I ended up missing 3 months of golf instead of 2-3 years. It’s a very simple technique, the cause of frozen shoulder is the fluid-filled capsule the shoulder sits in shrinks and folds in on itself(imagine how an old balloon sticks to itself when the air is let out of it), pulling on the tendons and restricting movement. Hydrodilation involves a bit of local anaesthetic and then an injection of saline with a bit of steroid to “reflate” the capsule. Weird feeling (I actually felt mine “pop” sharply as it reflated) but essentially painless. The worst bit was trying to eat beans at a cafe after with my ”fork arm” still anaesthetised, useful for comedy value but a bit messy. Good luck with it buddy.