When people reach middle age, many friends will suddenly be troubled by shoulder pain, and even gradually develop into daily dressing. Combing their hair has become a problem, not to mention raising their hands high enough.
The old partner chatting in the yard told you that this was [50 shoulders], and the feeling was [scapulohumeral periarthritis] after checking on the Internet. The hospital’s diagnosis report said [frozen shoulders].
Is this annoying shoulder pain what’s problem?
The shoulder joint is frozen
The above-mentioned terms all describe a disease and all have some truth.
[50 Shoulders], which means about 50 years old, has a relatively high incidence of this problem.
[Shoulder periarthritis] is a widely known term, but at present, in order to facilitate diagnosis and treatment, this name has gradually been replaced by a disease name that can be specifically located.
In a narrow sense [scapulohumeral periarthritis] actually refers to aseptic inflammation and fibrosis of shoulder joint, resulting in joint adhesion, stiffness and limited movement.
This is why it is also called [frozen shoulder]-the shoulder is like frozen, painful and has a smaller range of motion.
Don’t diagnose yourself easily.
Either shoulder pain or frozen shoulder.
Before reaching this conclusion, rotator cuff injury, fracture, shoulder instability, cervical spondylosis, thyroid disease, coronary heart disease, tumor and other conditions must be excluded, because these diseases may also cause shoulder pain.
Apart from pain, the most important feature of frozen shoulders is difficulty in movement. Whether you take the initiative to move or others help you move, it is not smooth.
In a word, don’t make a diagnosis easily. If the shoulder joint is uncomfortable, go to the osteoarticular department to have a doctor check it first, and determine the cause of the disease before proper treatment can be carried out.
After three stages, frozen shoulders can heal themselves.
There are three obvious stages of frozen shoulder: pain stage, freezing stage and remission stage.
At first, it was a local discomfort of the shoulder joint, then it developed into pain when lifting the arm, and then gradually the shoulder pain made me unable to sleep at night.
This situation will last for weeks, months or even a year.
After surviving this period of time, it seems that it is not so painful, but the shoulder joint is frozen, the activities are very inconvenient, and it is difficult to take care of oneself.
The duration of this period of time also varies from person to person.
Finally, the shoulder joint gradually returned to normal.
Frozen shoulder is a benign disease that can improve itself. However, some investigations have found that many people will leave sequelae of shoulder pain and stiffness and the course of the disease will be longer if they only heal themselves without any treatment.
In order to avoid such consequences, doctors encourage patients to take the initiative to carry out rehabilitation training, return to normal as soon as possible, and avoid sequelae.
Active rehabilitation training to help recover as soon as possible
The most important thing for friends in the pain period is to relieve the pain.
In addition to taking painkillers to relieve pain, you can also try some physical therapy under the guidance of doctors to help relieve pain, improve blood circulation and relax muscles.
Hot compress, infrared ray and electrotherapy are all available methods.
As the pain relieves and enters the [freezing period], some targeted exercises can be started. Freezing the shoulder means moving more. There are some exercises that can be done at home to help [open] the shoulder joint. Look at the picture-
If you find it difficult to carry out your own activities, it is recommended to go to the hospital rehabilitation department or professional sports rehabilitation center for help. This is definitely the choice to get twice the result with half the effort.
Finally, let’s make a conclusion.
1. If the shoulder joint is painful and the movement is limited, go to the hospital in time to find out the reason, and don’t diagnose [scapulohumeral periarthritis] by yourself.
2. If it is rotator cuff injury, fracture and other reasons, cannot easily move, otherwise it will aggravate the disease. This is also the reason why the diagnosis should be made clear first.
3. If the diagnosis is frozen shoulder, medication and physical therapy can be used to relieve pain, and active shoulder joint activities at home can help the disease to improve faster.
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