Frozen shoulder <40's Male>

<Description>

・Started feeling pain on right shoulder 1 year ago and gradually getting worse
・No pain when staying still but feel dull
・Feel pain when abducting, extending horizontally, and rotating internally from 90 degrees abdactive position
・Feel pain on right shoulder and upper back when looking down
・ROM limitations on above movements

<Other Symptoms Treated>

・Clenching when stressed

<Acupuncture Points Used>

R.地天(hip) R.足之太陽(leg) R.LI4 R.ST13 R.T3(l) BL28
*Chinese character ones are SEIDO acupuncture original points

<Progress>

・No pain in all movement immediately after the 1st treatment
・ROM recovered

<Implication>

In most of cases, causes of frozen shoulder are not around the shoulder itself. In this case, there was no insertion of needles around the shoulder. Finding out what kind of movements bother was the key.