How to apply the “wall climbing method” to treat frozen shoulder?

   The “wall climbing method” is the simplest and most commonly used method for treating frozen shoulder, as follows: 1. Raise both hands up against the wall. At this point, the normal shoulder joint can be fully uplifted without pain; the shoulder joint with frozen shoulder cannot be fully uplifted due to the presence of soft tissue adhesions, thus making the height of the affected upper limb uplifted lower than the height of the healthy upper limb. This causes the height of the hands on the wall to be unequal. In order to fully lift the affected shoulder joint and loosen the soft tissue adhesions, the patient should try to lift the affected hand high until it is the same height as the healthy hand. Do this 3-5 times a day, with 10-20 repetitions each time.  The basic principle of this method for treating frozen shoulder is to force the upper limb of the affected side to lift up under the condition that the wall and the body are close to each other to achieve the purpose of making the shoulder joint move passively and release the adhesions.  In order to treat frozen shoulder, it is necessary to gradually bring the body closer to the wall and gradually raise the affected upper limb as much as possible to make it flush with the healthy upper limb. It is better if you can take the initiative to do the shoulder joint wrapping exercise before the exercise.  2. Method 2: The patient should put the affected side of the chest and abdomen close to the wall, while lifting the affected upper limb high above the head and stroking the wall. Slowly approach the body to the wall, so that the side of the affected side of the chest and abdomen as close to the wall as possible, forcing the affected side of the upper limb to be raised passively. Do this 3-5 times a day, 10-20 times each time.  The basic principle of this method is the same as that of “Method 1”, that is, by approaching the wall with the body, the affected shoulder joint is forced to be lifted up passively to achieve the purpose of releasing the adhesions.