Symptom
Shoulder stiffness
Stiffness creeps up on people. Often the first sign is not being able to fasten a bra, reach a seatbelt or put a coat on without turning the whole body.
What it often feels like
- Movement that is limited whoever moves the arm, including someone else
- Pain at the end of a movement rather than through it
- Struggling to reach behind your back or into a back pocket
- A shoulder that has slowly become tighter over months
Common reasons it happens
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
- Arthritis of the shoulder joint
- Stiffness after an injury, fracture or a long period of guarding the arm
- Long-standing rotator cuff problems
Why we treat
Getting you back to the things this is stopping you doing
shoulder stiffness matters because of what it takes away. Your sleep, your work, and the parts of the week you look forward to.
Hobbies with friends
Walking the moors
Jobs around the house
Conditions this can point to
Frozen shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis: a painful, progressively stiff shoulder.
Read about frozen shoulderShoulder (glenohumeral) arthritis
Wear of the ball-and-socket joint causing pain and stiffness.
Read about shoulder (glenohumeral) arthritisRotator cuff tears
Partial or full-thickness tears of the tendons that lift the arm.
Read about rotator cuff tears
Book a consultation with Miss Aparna Viswanath
If this sounds like what you are experiencing, we will find the earliest suitable appointment for you at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington.
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