Frozen shoulders are definately very painful in the freezing stage and more so when trying to sleep at night. I ended up seeing a GP to get some help as I was taking co proximal tabs every 4hrs even in the night and going to bed with a hot water bottle underneath my shoulder which needed to be refilled again once the bottle went cold.
I got referred to see an orthopaedic specialist at hospital who then referred me to physio first and then to have MUAs done. My left shoulder was frozen for nearly 4 years and an MUA was done 3 times over 3 years. The best physio I had done which made so much difference, was for the muscles in my back around the shoulder joint and back of the armpit to be massaged with oil so that they loosened up and were able to stretch. This, with also walking up arm up the wall as far as I could stretch and bear the pain, looking at the time, gritting my teeth, enabled me to eventually be able to lift my arm up in the air again. When my right shoulder froze, I had an MUA done once and then got OH to massage the muscles and walk my arm up the wall 2-3 times per day. It eventually sorted itself out but massaging and stretching exercises is the way to go.
I got referred to see an orthopaedic specialist at hospital who then referred me to physio first and then to have MUAs done. My left shoulder was frozen for nearly 4 years and an MUA was done 3 times over 3 years. The best physio I had done which made so much difference, was for the muscles in my back around the shoulder joint and back of the armpit to be massaged with oil so that they loosened up and were able to stretch. This, with also walking up arm up the wall as far as I could stretch and bear the pain, looking at the time, gritting my teeth, enabled me to eventually be able to lift my arm up in the air again. When my right shoulder froze, I had an MUA done once and then got OH to massage the muscles and walk my arm up the wall 2-3 times per day. It eventually sorted itself out but massaging and stretching exercises is the way to go.