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The Hidden Health Crisis: What Family Caregivers Want You to Know

I looked at the diagnostic specialist and burst into tears. She had seen other women like me and knew what was wrong with my shoulder. Finally, after 14 months of being tossed between physicians, specialists, and physical therapists and many misdiagnoses, I had an answer: frozen shoulder. It explained the extreme pain in my shoulder along with the stiffness and inability to move the shoulder joint. This condition takes 1 to 3 years to resolve, and there is little that can be done to relieve the pain or force the shoulder to move. 

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Mgzn
Type of Work
Article
Publisher
Elsevier B V
ISBN/ISSN
1526-4114
Publication Year
2019
Issue Number
2
Journal Titles
Caring for the Ages
Volume Number
20
Start Page
17
End Page
18