“The stiffness is due to an over-reaction of the body to the inflammation”

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“The Big Freeze”

The start of Frozen Shoulder can be deceptive, a minor twinge or nagging pain might suggest you have slept awkwardly. People assume it will wear off, as the pain increases, one becomes stiffer and the range of movement diminishes. Before long, the shoulder seizes up and you are 'frozen'. In this case, the condition can be so debilitating that sufferers cannot walk, stand, sit, lift anything or even wash, without shuddering spasms of pain.

Why a shoulder locks is not clear. Sometimes, it follows an injury or repetitive exercise. More women than men are affected. Mostly, one shoulder seizes up, but two can be affected. The shoulder is a complex structure that interconnects with other bones and muscle tendons - think of the movements involved in reaching for a wallet in a back trouser pocket. All joints are bathed in a capsule or sack of lubricating fluid and, at rest, the shoulder fluid settles in the armpit. At the start of the freezing process, it seems that inflamed cells move into the capsule. Gradually, these cause obstructions that stick together, making it difficult to move.

Traditional Treatment Approaches have Failed

For many, the idea of painful injections or surgery is unacceptable, especially as all the evidence to date points to the fact that 'Intra-articular cortizone injections may reduce pain or increase mobility briefly, but can cause serious unwanted effects. Neither manipulation under anesthesia (which risks significant injury) nor surgery has any clear place in management' (UK Drugs & Therapeutic Bulletin Nov. 2000) The Niel-Asher Technique™ is hands-on. It is a 'natural' method tapping in to the body’s own healing mechanisms. No drugs, No surgery. It utilizes a specific sequence of manipulations to the shoulder joint and its soft-tissues.

Hospital Study & Clinical Trials

In a hospital study the technique was found to be effective 'over and above' traditional physical therapy for increasing (active) range of motion, decreasing pain and improving strength and power.

Study Conclusions

The Niel-Asher Technique™ demonstrated a significant improvement in active range of movement, and strength and power over and above traditional physiotherapy treatment, in an outpatient hospital setting. Patients treated with the Niel-Asher Technique™ also showed the largest clinical improvement in shoulder pain and disability.

Home Healing Program

Simeon Niel-Asher has spent a number of years in creating the Accelerated Home- Healing Program that is available to buy on this site. The Program is called Treat Your Own Frozen Shoulder, in which he describes basic techniques that can be carried out at home. There are also exercises designed to strengthen wasted muscle and to speed recovery, which have been specifically designed to help relieve all types of shoulder aches and tension pains. The Technique is approved by Doctors, Physical Therapists, Osteopaths, and Chiropractors and has been successfully used by thousands of Frozen Shoulder sufferers worldwide.