Frozen shoulder and PsA

[Guest guest]

Anyone here had frozen shoulder? I started with this last year, have had 2

hydrodilatations (cortisone and saline injections into the joint) which were

very painful, both helped with the agonising pain, but it never got properly

better and I still cant sleep through a night,still have aching pain all the

time and pain at end of ROM and getting stiffer again 2 months after the

injection. I'm taking MTX (15 mg) and Mobic and doc has said to increase MTX to

20 mg now as it may be PsA in the shoulder also.

Thanks for your ideas, I didn't think arthritis in the shoulder was very common

or likely.

max

[Guest guest]

I was diagnosed with PA at 35. I am 40 now. I had something similar in my

shoulder before starting Enbrel. I have been on Enbrel for 2 ½ years and

have had no pain in my shoulders. Frozen shoulder is common in Menopausal

women along with those with arthritis. My mother had it and did not know

what it was. She worked with handicapped children and thought it was due to

lifting them all day. It could be due to the hormonal changes around

Menopause.

PA can strike any joint. I have it all over my body. Even in my jaws.

Beth in Villa Rica, GA