Shoulder pain for three years
I fell off my bike and my shoulder hurt.
The shoulder hurts after working long hours.
Shoulder pain for several months, can’t lift, when wearing clothes in the morning arm pain
What kind of shoulder pain is it? Dr. Clove will talk about shoulder pain.
Shoulder pain, what should I do?
1. Shoulder pain may be myocardial infarction, call 120 in time
There are many reasons for shoulder pain. Shoulder pain caused by some diseases cannot be delayed for a moment, such as myocardial infarction.
If shoulder pain is accompanied by shortness of breath, vertigo, sweating and other symptoms, you must be alert to myocardial infarction and call 120 in time.
2. General shoulder pain can be treated with pain first.
For general shoulder pain, the following points can be used to relieve the pain.
(1) Ice compress the pain area
You can wrap ice bags with towels, freeze mineral water, and apply ice to painful parts. Each time for 15 minutes, 3-4 times a day, lasting 2-3 days. When applying ice, pay attention to separate it with towels to avoid frostbite.
(2) Reduce exercise in the first few days
When pain first occurs or is especially severe, try to reduce exercise and relieve pain.
(3) Gradually resume daily activities
After the pain is not so severe, daily exercise should be gradually resumed to avoid joint stiffness due to long-term immobility. Of course, for special circumstances such as shoulder pain after surgery, it is necessary to consult the attending doctor to resume exercise.
(4) Analgesics may be considered
After excluding special circumstances such as myocardial infarction and tumor metastasis, ibuprofen and other painkillers can be taken according to the instructions or the doctor’s advice.
3. Go to the hospital as soon as possible in any of the following situations
- Shoulder pain also includes fever, shoulder swelling, redness and purple. Shoulder pain is accompanied by limited shoulder movement. The pain lasts for more than 2 weeks or general analgesic treatment is ineffective. Suffer from diseases such as tumors.
What are the causes of shoulder pain?
1. Shoulder and back fasciitis
If you have not suffered trauma, the most common cause of shoulder pain is shoulder and back fasciitis. People with shoulder and back fasciitis can find a pain point in the shoulder and back, which will be particularly painful in a certain posture when moving. However, the pain belongs to pain, and the movement of shoulder joints is generally not affected.
2. Rotator cuff injury
For those who have suffered shoulder injuries recently or have suffered shoulder joint injuries in the past but have not received formal treatment, the most common cause of shoulder pain is rotator cuff injury.
Rotator cuff is the muscle tissue around the shoulder joint. After rotator cuff injury, the shoulder will feel pain, which will worsen during exercise and at night. At the same time, patients will also have difficulties in daily activities such as washing face, combing hair, wearing clothes, taking high-altitude objects and driving, but the final diagnosis requires magnetic resonance examination.
3. Scapulohumeral periarthritis
I believe many friends are not unfamiliar with scapulohumeral periarthritis. Some people call it [50 shoulders]. Literally, we can probably know that this kind of shoulder pain is very common in people aged 50, but the fact is that people under 40 seldom have scapulohumeral periarthritis.
When scapulohumeral periarthritis occurs, the shoulder joint will suffer from pain, which may occur after weather changes and catching cold, and the pain is lighter during the day and often aggravates at night.
However, scapulohumeral periarthritis not only causes shoulder pain, but also causes shoulder movement to be restricted, which is manifested by the difficulty in completing simple actions that require raising the arm, such as combing hair, dressing and even tickling.
Although scapulohumeral periarthritis is very common in the middle-aged and elderly people, but not all shoulder pain is caused by scapulohumeral periarthritis. Statistics have found that only about 20% of the middle-aged and elderly people who go to the hospital for shoulder pain are scapulohumeral periarthritis, and the vast majority are caused by other diseases.
4. Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction may also cause shoulder pain, which has already been explained above. Never be careless at this time!
5. Other
There are also many diseases that can lead to shoulder pain, such as acromion impingement syndrome, shoulder instability, cervical spondylosis, cholecystitis, coronary heart disease, lung cancer metastasis, fracture, etc.
There are so many reasons for shoulder pain, so it is the best policy to go to the hospital to find out the reasons and deal with them accordingly.
How to prevent shoulder pain?
As you can see, there are so many causes of shoulder pain. To prevent shoulder pain, the only way is to prevent diseases.
Reasonable use of shoulders, attention to working posture, combination of work and rest. Control diabetes, blood pressure, blood lipid, prevention of myocardial infarction, etc.