Ah. The frozen shoulder. 

You hate to see it in practice and you pray that you don't get one either. They certainly aren't fun for the patient and they aren't fun for the practitioner either. Might be one of the only times a patient has wanted to punch me in practice because they were in so much pain. 

Good news! I didn't get a black eye and they survived with complete restoration of their shoulder. So it was a happy ending...

So what do you do when this shows up in your office? Don't panic and remember, this is going to take a hot minute to heal. Patient education is going to be huge with this one. But, you have to act quickly though or this can easily become a chronic problem. 

Está no bueno.

Spoiler alert: Being super forceful and yanking on the shoulder is NOT what you want to do with this condition.  

Join Dr. David & Dr. Karen Hannah as they discuss personal and clinical experience with frozen shoulders and how you can restore function to this complex joint.