One-on-one physical therapy for frozen shoulder. We match care to your stage — calming the irritated joint first, restoring motion as healing allows — and coordinate a timely injection when it can help.
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) starts with inflammation of the shoulder capsule. The capsule then thickens and tightens, and motion — especially reaching overhead and behind your back — gradually disappears. It typically moves through three stages: a painful freezing stage, a stiff frozen stage, and a slow thawing stage.
The natural history is reassuring: most shoulders recover well over 1 to 4 years, even without aggressive treatment. That is why our approach is stage-matched — what helps in month 2 can harm in month 6, and vice versa.
One rule matters most early on: do not stretch an inflamed shoulder. The capsule's healing cells react to aggressive stretching by laying down more stiffness. In the painful stage, education, pacing, and pain relief do more than any stretch.
In the painful early stage, understanding what is happening — and what not to do — changes the course more than any exercise.
Aggressive stretching during the inflammatory stage signals the capsule to stiffen further. Motion returns as inflammation settles, not by force.
About 9 in 10 people recover well, usually within 1 to 4 years. Our job is to keep you comfortable and moving safely while healing runs its course.
These can point to fracture, infection, or a tendon tear rather than frozen shoulder — we will examine carefully and refer promptly if the picture does not fit.
Stage-matched care — the right thing at the right time.
We explain what is happening in your capsule right now, what to expect next, and the few rules that protect healing — including when not to push.
We settle night pain and daily flare-ups first, then set a pacing rule: activity that does not increase pain today or tomorrow is safe.
A cortisone injection into the joint gives the most consistent short-term relief in the first weeks. We coordinate timing with your physician — and monitor blood sugar closely if you have diabetes.
Motion returns as inflammation settles. We reintroduce it gradually, guided by your pain response — never forced through it.
As motion returns, we rebuild the rotator cuff and shoulder blade muscles so the shoulder works well, not just moves.
We track your stage honestly and tell you when patience — not more treatment — is the right prescription.
No phone tag, no guesswork about coverage.
Pick a time on Zocdoc or call us. Most new patients are seen within 48 hours.
Your physical therapist evaluates you one-on-one — strength, movement, training history — and explains the plan in plain language.
Hands-on care plus a progressive exercise program, re-measured so you can see the progress.
What makes a visit here different from a typical PT mill.
Most of every visit is with your physical therapist — we never see more than 2 patients per hour.
Your plan is built on current clinical research and best-practice guidelines — then tailored to your body, your triggers, and your goals. No cookie-cutter protocols.
We check your benefits before your first visit, so there are no surprise bills.
Steps from Grand Central. Open weekdays 11–7 and Saturdays 11–3.
We participate with most major plans. If yours isn't listed, call us — we'll check.
Send us your insurance card and we'll verify your physical therapy benefits — copay, deductible, visit limits — before your first appointment. No surprises.
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