“The stiffness is due to an over-reaction of the body to the inflammation”
What is Frozen Shoulder?
Frozen shoulder syndrome is a very
painful and debilitating condition of the
shoulder characterised by pain and severe
stiffness of more than 50% in all
directions, (i.e. you can’t move the arm
freely in any direction, especially behind
your back).
Frozen Shoulder can be very distressing
as it can makes you feel mildly disabled.
You may well be suffering from:
• Severe night pain and waking
• Inability to lie on your side at
night
• Can’t brush your hair
• Can’t brush your teeth
• Can’t reach to your back pocket
• Can’t lift your arm
• Increased sweating
Frozen Shoulder can last for months!
Frozen Shoulder is a clinical diagnosis
and is only very rarely the result of an
underlying disease. Fortunately (and
curiously) once cured it (almost) never
comes back on the same shoulder.
It often comes on for seemingly no reason
at all. In rare cases. Frozen Shoulder may
occur follow a trauma, a shoulder surgery
and sometimes following breast reconstruction.
In 1998 I developed a self-help technique
for treating Frozen Shoulder. Following
successful clinical trials, The Niel-Asher®
technique was adopted by osteopaths and
physicians in the UK, Europe, and the
United States.
If you relate to the symptoms listed above
and you have Frozen Shoulder, I hope
that you will benefit from the Niel-Asher
Technique™.
It’s time to get that arm
moving again. It’s time to end the pain!
The Niel-Asher Technique™
The Niel-Asher Technique™ is a ‘natural’ method utilizing the body’s own healing mechanisms. No drugs, no surgery. It is HANDS-ON-ONLY. It uses a specific and unique sequence of manipulations and pressure points to the shoulder joints and soft-tissues. In essence, these can be thought of as ‘inputs’ into the nervous system.
The wisdom of the body
Nothing in the body happens without a
good reason. The body is a beautifully
complex system and when it goes wrong it
is often because it is trying to protect us.
The Niel-Asher Technique™ works with the
body, listening to the body’s wisdom, not by
forcing the arm into restricted ranges but by
applying gentle stimulation to resting muscles.
Without Treatment
Niel-Asher Technique™
Pre-Freezing (0-4 weeks)
1-5 Sessions
Freezing (1-8 months)
7-13 Sessions
Frozen (9-16 months)
5-8 Sessions
Thawing (12-40 months)
4-7 Sessions
*This is an average and may vary if there is another underlying shoulder pathology like a
rotator cuff tendon problem or if there is diabetes (which usually slows the healing process by
50%).
Does the Niel-Asher™ self-help
Program really work?
If it didn’t, I wouldn’t be selling it. And
it’s my name on the cover!
I’ve been specialising in Frozen
Shoulder episodes for the past 15 years.
My self-help program has not only been
clinically tested, but has been
successfully used by patients young and
old, all over the world including elite
athletes and well known performance
artists.
The Niel-Asher Technique™ is extremely
easy to follow and does not require the
use of any specialist equipment (other
than an exercise band which is included
with the programme material).
The Self-Help Guides are fully illustrated
and lead you through a step by step
process through improvement to
recovery (and beyond!).
The programme also includes a free
book of shoulder exercises that I coauthored
with Swedish exercise guru
Jonas Broome. Please let me know how
you get on with the course. Be well!
Simeon Niel-Asher was awarded the prestigious
2006 CAM (Complementary and
Alternative Medicine) for
‘Outstanding Practice’.
Now It’s Time To End the Pain!
Order Your Self-Help Program
Now $99.00 including shipping
Invest in home-healing that Works
Approved by Doctors, Physical Therapists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors in UK, EU & USA!
The Niel-Asher Technique™ is the World’s leading self-help programme for the treatment of Frozen Shoulder.
Simple to follow instructions to
guide you and your partner through
every step of the course. Plus ...
30 minute DVD, Illustrated course
book, illustrated exercise guide,
exercise band, and easy to use
goniometer (an instrument used for
measuring shoulder movement).
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.
Simeon Niel-Asher was awarded the prestigious
2006 CAM (Complementary and
Alternative Medicine) for
‘Outstanding Practice’.
Now It’s Time To End the Pain!
Order Your Self-Help Program
Now $99.00 including shipping
Invest in home-healing that Works
Approved by Doctors, Physical Therapists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors in UK, EU & USA!
The Niel-Asher Technique™ is the World’s leading self-help programme for the treatment of Frozen Shoulder.
Simple to follow instructions to
guide you and your partner through
every step of the course. Plus ...
30 minute DVD, Illustrated course
book, illustrated exercise guide,
exercise band, and easy to use
goniometer (an instrument used for
measuring shoulder movement).