Frozen shoulder

A man of 66 years came with a diagnosed frozen shoulder. He is an illustrator and musician. He had a lack of movement and could not hold a guitar, and was in a lot of discomfort. He had been recommended by his GP to have a cortisone injection which he had refused. He opted to come for Body Stress Release instead.

'Body stress' was found in the lower back and neck areas which was then 'released'. At the second visit, the client said that it had felt good after the last 'release' and he was able to do a small amount of work. Body stress was detected in the lower back and neck areas again and once more, this was 'released'.

On the third session, the movement was about the same but he had pain in the elbow and thumb. The practitioner explained that this was the result of communication being restored to previously numb areas (i.e. the shoulder) and as a result the client was starting to experience sensitivity in related areas (the elbow and thumb). This is a good sign that BSR is working and not something for the client to be concerned about. Body stress in the lower back and neck areas was released.

The client was seen weekly for seven weeks, and each week after the third visit, he reported more movement and less pain. At his last visit, seven weeks after the first, he was pain free and had 95% of the movement back in his arm. The client was back at work and playing the guitar.

Practitioner: Chris Balaam