Frozen shoulder pain how to do? Doctor: Teach you a little trick to treat pain, it works very well after reading

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Frozen shoulder can be managed conservatively and invasively. Conservative treatment mainly includes rest, braking, drugs, physiotherapy and other methods, such as oral drugs, local injection of drugs, and physiotherapy with ultrashort wave, medium frequency, shock wave, etc., including acupotomy. If the effect is not good, arthroscopic or surgical intervention can be used.

Frozen shoulder pain can use the following methods:

  1. Adhere to daily shoulder exercise, similar to yoga is the best

  2. Massage (self-massage)

  3. Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture

  4. Cupping: remove moisture from the patient's area

  5. Drug treatment: anti-inflammatory and analgesic

  1. Local hot compress: can make local blood circulation more smooth

The difference between frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injury:

If the misunderstanding of the two is wrong, the treatment will be delayed;

  1. Essential difference

① Frozen shoulder: It has a certain relationship with the patient's own hormone levels, and is also an aseptic inflammation of the soft tissue around the shoulder joint.

② Rotator cuff injury: The first is based on joint degeneration, trauma and long-term wear and tear lead to rotator cuff injury

  1. Age

① Frozen shoulder: the elderly in their 50s and 60s are at high risk

② Rotator cuff injury: Elderly people over 60 are high-risk groups

  1. The extent to which activities are restricted

① Frozen shoulder: Most of the patients will have limited movement on the affected side in any direction, mainly manifested as being unable to lift up, afraid to turn, unable to lift it up with their own consciousness, or even others cannot. Raised, clinically known as coagulation shoulder

② Rotator cuff injury: It is mainly manifested as weakness in lifting, and has a typical characteristic, that is, pain at night

  1. Tenderness points

① Frozen shoulder: the entire shoulder, the tender point cannot be determined

② Rotator cuff injury: It is mainly manifested as pain on the outside of the shoulder, which will radiate to the neck and upper arm

  1. Treatment

① Frozen shoulder: Most patients will be relieved in about 1 year, and the longest will not exceed 1.5 years

② Rotator cuff injury: no cure

Clinical manifestations of frozen shoulder:

  1. Shoulder pain

  2. Activities are restricted

  3. Afraid of cold

  4. Tenderness points

  5. Muscle spasms with muscle atrophy

How to prevent frozen shoulder?

First, soak the towel with hot water, wring it dry, the temperature is basically based on the principle of not scalding the skin, put it on the affected shoulder, and the hot compress time is about 10 minutes.

Second, you can choose Chinese herbal decoction Haitongpi Tang for fumigation and hot compress.

Third, when the pain is unbearable in the early stage, you can choose some analgesics, such as diclofenac sodium, celecoxib, fenbid, etc., and choose some plaster for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, anti-inflammatory and analgesic for application. At the same time, you can also choose physiotherapy, which can relieve pain, and can use ultrasound, magnetic therapy, light therapy, hyperthermia, etc. However, for elderly patients, electrotherapy should be avoided as much as possible to prevent the reduction of soft tissue elasticity, which will hinder recovery.

Usually pay attention to keep warm, do not lift heavy items on your hands, regular follow-up visits, develop good living habits, eat a balanced diet, and maintain nutrient intake, which is conducive to the development of bones.

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