I went two or three times a week for a year. It took that long to get range of motion back to left shoulder after surgery. That is when my RSD began. Before pt, I went to massage therapy for an hour so I got my shoulder warmed up and loosened up. I think it helped to get use of my shoulder back sooner. About a year or year and a half, my RSD moved to the other shoulder and had to start pt and massage therapy again. Got the use of right shoulder sooner second time around. Then was in remission again for another year and then got frozen left hand from water skiing. Back to pt, but only got half of fingers moving this time. Left hand is like a claw. But I can use it and cut up my own food and dress myself. Also got desensitizing done during therapy, so I'm not sensitive to touching or clothes etc like sometime. I think that is a very important part of therapy. Besides desensitizing me at therapy, they had me working at home everyday on desensitizing my hand with different things, like running my fingers thru sand, coffee grounds, cotton balls, rice, beans, different textures in tupperware containers.
Also something that really helped me in getting and keeping use of all my limbs is water therapy. I now have full body RSD-13 years. Swimming in 86 degree water has kept me out of a wheel chair and walking. A lot of health clubs or YMCA have pools that are not expensive, like 24 hr fitness etc. For me that has helped me tremendously.I have heard it is important for the water to not be too cold.
Hope the best for you. Epson Salts in a bathtub are very good for us. I stretch every day, either in a warm bathtub or floor work. So important to gently keep moving. Don't let them get too aggressive with you, that can be damaging. Take care, loretta