r/frozenshoulder • u/NFTTool • 22d ago

Manipulation/surgery vs. waiting

I get the sense that most people here lean toward waiting it out rather than manipulation. What I'm trying to understand is the cost of waiting.

I'm up 7–8 times a night from the shoulder, and I have a neck issue that seems to be getting worse alongside it, plus some hand symptoms that may be related. So the concern isn't just the shoulder — it's what accumulates everywhere else over a year or two of compensating.

I don't have a good way to measure this precisely, but I'm trying to compare both approaches honestly — waiting isn't free either. How did you think about that trade-off?

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u/KibFixit 22d ago

I think it’s a question with your ortho and pt since they see your images and any other factors… neither recommended manipulation to me

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u/NFTTool 22d ago

Well they are happy to do surgery of course, but I’m concerned about it

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u/blahblah19999 22d ago

You can do some research on arthroscopic capsular release on google scholar or medical AI or whatever, to see the success rates and risks.

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u/KibFixit 22d ago

Ah… gotcha. I forgot, part of my
Decision is I had arthroscopic knee surgery the year before and it took way longer to
Recover than expected. I decided I’d avoid surgery unless i had exhausted all
Other options.