Frozen Shoulder Pain Relief - How Long Does It Take?

I hate to sound wishy washy, but the length of time to get frozen shoulder pain relief depends upon a number of factors, even with a good frozen shoulder program. As much as I would like to give a general "catch all" answer but it honestly would be misleading. Therefore I will try to break it (pain relief time it takes) down:
(The following assumes the person is in stage II freezing stage -- These are my statistics based on clinical treatment, NOT nationwide or CDC statistics.

• If you are greater than age 45 (most frozen shoulder sufferers are) then you are in the "takes longer" category. Here, generally in my experience, relief comes in spurts with consistent exercise but I have typically seen significant progress with range of motion in about 3-4 weeks. If you are attending therapy 2-3 times per week with a trained manual therapist who is performing joint mobilization then this time frame is less. Remember, you must gain range of motion before you will have any lasting pain relief.
  
• If you are diabetic then you also fall into the above category. This is just a fact for just about anything healthwise diabetics go through. Here, the diabetic patient, in addition to consistent exercise, joint mobilization, and stretching, must pay strict attention to his/her diet. If you are able to do cardiovascular exercise, then this will help as well. A good cardio program, believe it or not, will help significantly. This has to do with oxygen exchange and bloodflow without getting too complicated. For diabetics - 6-10 weeks for significant range of motion gains. Pain relief will follow.
• If you are less than 35 years of age you also fall into the above category. This has nothing to do with physiological factors, but rather is an issue of compliance -- This age group typically has kids, a full time job on the upward career path, busier schedule, etc... and therefore will devote less time to consistent exercise.
• If this is your second or more frozen shoulder then you typically will get over it quicker. This has to do with previous knowledge and earlier recognition and initiation of treatment.
• The group that I see with the quickest recovery is female and 35-45. By contrast I see less patients in this category. I have actually treated individuals in this group and seen significant gains in ROM within 2 weeks!
• Sufferers of frozen shoulder pain in the age group 70+ take the longest and also have less favorable outcomes. There are various reasons for this, but one has to assume that some of it has to do with compliance, bone structure/posture, and possibly pain tolerance.