Frozen Shoulder: Do I need a steroid injection? 

Tommy Conway, Chartered Physiotherapist and Director at OneHEALTH, Physiotherapy Clinic Tullamore.

Are you struggling to lie on your shoulder at night? Struggling to reach back for the seat belt? Struggling to reach overhead? Have you noticed you are starting to lose movement in your arm? Has it slowly gotten worse and worse? Have you been told you have a frozen shoulder and more importantly have you been told you need a steroid injection. I am writing this article not to discredit a steroid injection but through my clinical experience people simply get the steroid injection at the wrong time. Also, the most common question that is asked is why? Why has this happened to me? And why now? There are certain arguments to how a frozen shoulder can happen, for example not doing enough overhead activities but I have seen clients with frozen shoulders who’s professions are reaching overhead, Painters and plasterers. Another...

Shoulder impingement - Resting it, is not going to improve it!

Tommy Conway - Chartered Physiotherapist and Director - OneHEALTH

Are you struggling to Throw the blankets off in the morning? Struggling to use that arm to wash your hair? Struggling to tuck in your shirt or putting on your bra? Struggling to lift the kettle, put on the seatbelt, lift your arm overhead? It just came out of nowhere, you haven’t fallen or injured it, just started to get sore one day and hasn’t eased. You have probably  decided to rest it, hoping it will ease but it won’t, it’s getting worse by the day. The pain and restriction is at the front of your shoulder and sometimes can make it’s way down your arm. It starts off as a dull ache, you notice you no longer have the same flexibility in your arm, then certain movements get restricted and start causing a sharp pain and then you start losing power in the arm, rendering it useless. Have you tried physio? If you have then...