Frozen shoulder? These four home exercises set it free — and when NOT to do them.
A frozen shoulder — adhesive capsulitis — makes the simplest movements impossible: combing your hair, hooking a blouse, reaching a back pocket. The shoulder's capsule, a thin loose bag around the ball-and-socket joint, thickens and tightens until the joint has no room to move. The main treatment is not surgery — it is warmth and gentle, daily home stretching.
