Causes of frozen shoulder

I believe everyone has heard of the disease of frozen shoulder, right? This disease is a common orthopedic disease in hospital outpatient clinics and has shown an increasing trend in recent years. However, many people do not have a clear understanding of frozen shoulder. They do not know what factors cause frozen shoulder, nor do they know whether it can be prevented in advance. Next, let’s take a look at frozen shoulder.

Clinical manifestations:

The affected shoulder is afraid of cold, and the shoulder joint feels locally sore, heavy and painful. The pain worsens during activities, and there is spontaneous pain at night that affects sleep. There is often obvious tenderness in the front, acromion and back of the shoulder joint, and limited movement of the affected upper limb. Patients complain of difficulties in daily life such as dressing and undressing, bathing and wiping the back, pulling up pants, combing hair, and reaching high. The pain limits the movement of the shoulder joint, and the lack of movement causes adhesion and contracture of the shoulder joint and its surrounding tissues, further affecting the movement of the shoulder joint. In severe cases, frozen shoulder may form.

Scapulohumeral periarthritis tends to heal on its own, but if left untreated the course of the disease is long, up to two years on average, and there is a possibility of recurrence or alternating attacks on both sides. Physical rehabilitation is the main treatment for frozen shoulder, and it has good efficacy and can prevent its recurrence.

Predisposing factors

The causes of the disease are mostly related to shoulder joint strain and cold. Trauma is also one of the main causes, but it accounts for a smaller proportion. The above factors cause damage to the muscles, ligaments and joint capsule of the shoulder joint. This causes these tissues to adhere, which in turn leads to aseptic inflammation of these tissues. The movement of the joint is generally caused by the contraction of muscles and ligaments. When these tissues adhere, the movement of the shoulder joint will be restricted. Simple drug treatment only reduces inflammation, relieves pain and temporarily relieves symptoms. It cannot achieve the purpose of recovery and is not very meaningful.

Precautions

1. Keep your shoulders warm.

2. When performing various shoulder joint exercises, the upper body should be kept upright to avoid waist movement, so that the shoulder joint can move within the maximum range.

3. Do it step by step, with a prescribed number of activities each day. Move slowly and avoid using excessive force to avoid further injury and causing severe pain.

4. Patients with heart disease and hypertension should pay attention to changes in their heart rate and blood pressure, and avoid holding their breath to avoid rising blood pressure.

5. In daily life, try to use the affected hand to perform operations within your ability to promote the recovery of shoulder joint function.

Through the introduction of the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of frozen shoulder, right? It has a great impact on our lives, so if someone around us suffers from shoulder periarthritis, we must advise them to prevent and treat it as soon as possible to avoid inducing other diseases.