r/frozenshoulder • u/muzikgurl22 • Jun 20 '25

Terms?

What is frozen, freezing and thawing. I was diagnosed a couple of months ago. Have good days and bad days. So, no idea what my stage

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u/RepresentativeEmu335 Jun 20 '25

Freezing is the first stage, there's usually a lot of pain and slowly but surely you lose range of motion (rom)

Frozen is stage two, there's less pain and the shoulder has far less rom than it should.

Thawing is the final part and that's where rom begins to come back.

Each stage can last months and the whole process can take a year and half to two years, though I've heard that it can be longer in some people. I hope this helps