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The label frozen shoulder tends to be used to describe any pain and associated restriction of movement in the shoulder joint. This is a mistake. The condition more correctly described as adhesive capsulitis, refers very specifically to an inflammatory process within the joint capsule of the shoulder and results in a characteristic restriction in your shoulder range of movement in specific planes of movement. A true frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis, is debilitating, causes extreme pain and can last between 18-24 months.

Everyone else’s training isn’t going as seamlessly as you believe. It’s the scourge of every runner, the certainty that; while you’re laid up with injury the rest of the athletic world is breezing effortlessly through their training programme. Everyone picks up knocks and niggles, particularly at this time of year, with a long summer of training in the legs.

As running season heads towards it climax, with athletes getting the last few long runs in the legs before the Dublin city marathon on Monday 29th October, many participants are asking their chartered physiotherapist what is the optimal time before a race to have a deep tissue or sports massage? The timing of the pre-race massage needs to be considered carefully. This week’s blog should help you make an informed decision as to the timing of yours.

Get to know Laurel Lodge Physiotherapy founder Alan Moynihan interviewed for this week’s edition of Dublin’s Gazette Newspaper.