Frozen shoulder after proning

[Sepsur]

A lot of us suffered with frozen shoulder or shoulder issues after we were proned whilst in an induced coma. Here is a video with a helpful set of stretches to ease this problem.

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[brenharrington1]

Hi

I was discharged from hospital on 8th May after 32 days in and 18 in a coma through Covid.

Both my shoulders are frozen to a degree but the pain is still unbearable. I am having only 4 hours sleep on average per day since discharge ( 10 weeks)

I was told I cannot use ibuprofen gel on my shoulders. Has anyone got any alternative ointments as the pain is ridiculous and I dont want to keep using painkillers.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Sepsur in reply to brenharrington1]

In the end - the only thing that worked for me was gentle stretching exercises - obviously I couldnt do much at first. Gradually I rebuilt strength and muscle.

The pain for me was down to the muscles wasting away & shortening as well. Hence climbing downstairs was more difficult than going upstairs for instance.

I couldn’t raise my arms above shoulder height either. Slowly with the right stretching & exercise I improved.

Everything unfortunately is connected -