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Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder — lifting and turning locked, night pain.

Also known as: shoulder stiffness · कंधे की जकड़न · अवबाहुक · apabahuka · adhesive capsulitis

Food Remedies

Main remedy
Warm sesame oil with a pinch of turmeric, massaged in and covered with a warm cloth. A teaspoon of fenugreek seed powder in warm water each morning. Ginger-turmeric decoction twice daily reduces stiffness.
तिल का तेलमेथीअदरक
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तिल का तेल · Sesame oil
Warm sesame oil with a pinch of turmeric, massaged in and covered with a warm cloth.
Traditional
मेथी · Fenugreek
A teaspoon of fenugreek seed powder in warm water each morning.
Traditional
CautionTaken with diabetes medicine it can push the sugar too low — keep checking. Not in pregnancy — it stimulates the uterus. Not with blood thinners either.
अदरक · Ginger
Ginger-turmeric decoction twice daily reduces stiffness.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
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Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.

Naturopathy

Hot fomentation then gentle pendulum swings — movement is the cure.
Wall-walking with the fingers daily; never force into sharp pain.

Classical Formulations

योगराज गुग्गुलु · Yogaraj Guggulu
Dose: 2–4 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water after meals
Joint pain with stiffness, rheumatism, sciatica, gout, low-back ache, wind-borne swelling.
महानारायण तेल · Mahanarayan Oil
Dose: External use only · Warm and massage, then a warm bath
Joint pain and stiffness, sciatica, frozen shoulder, muscle wasting, paralysis, old injury.
महामाष तेल · Mahamash Oil
Dose: External use only · Warm and massage, especially head and joints
Facial palsy, nerve weakness, tremor, stiffness of neck and jaw, deep-seated joint pain.

Foods that help

तिल का तेल · Sesame oilमेथी · Fenugreekअदरक · Ginger

Exercises

Shoulder exercisesAt home, with no equipmentPendulum swingWall walkTowel stretch behind the backShoulder blade squeezeSee how, with figures

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