In daily life, especially in winter, there are many people with shoulder pain. When many people have shoulder pain, they will quickly think of the disease of "scapulohumeral periarthritis". What the hell is going on? Here are the reasons for your shoulder pain in winter. I hope I can help you.
1. Scapulohumeral periarthritis
Periarthritis of shoulder, also known as periarthritis of shoulder, is a chronic specific inflammation of shoulder joint capsule and its surrounding ligaments, tendons and bursa. "Experts said that the main symptoms of the disease are shoulder pain and limited activity. After the disease, patients gradually have shoulder pain, especially at night, and gradually aggravate. The activity function of shoulder joint is limited and getting worse. The middle-aged and elderly people over the age of 40 are vulnerable groups, which are mostly seen in manual workers
Without effective treatment, scapulohumeral periarthritis may seriously affect the functional activities of the shoulder joint. For example, the shoulder joint may have extensive tenderness, radiate to the neck and elbow, and may also have different degrees of deltoid atrophy.
2. Rotator cuff tear
Not all shoulder pain is periarthritis of shoulder, rotator cuff tear incidence rate is higher in middle-aged and elderly people. Rotator cuff, also known as rotator cuff, is a group of tendon complexes wrapped around the humeral head of the shoulder joint. Clinical statistics show that the incidence of shoulder joint injury during exercise is the highest, and rotator cuff injury accounts for the vast majority. Many middle-aged and elderly people may have rotator cuff tears even without obvious trauma, but this disease is often mistaken for "scapulohumeral periarthritis".
3. Soft tissue injury
Soft tissue is a very big concept. In medicine, it often refers to muscles, fibers, ligaments and other tissues. In fact, fascia, fat, joint capsule and its surrounding blood vessels and nerves can be included. Neck, shoulder and low back pain, 70% ~ 80% are soft tissue pain.
In addition to neck and shoulder problems, common clinical soft tissue pain include carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar disc herniation, myofascial pain, tennis elbow, tenosynovitis, muscle strain of neck, scapula or back, strain of infrapatellar fat pad, etc.
1. Acupoint stimulation and pressing method
When treating shoulder pain, acupoint therapy is the most effective, and Jianjing point is the most effective. Jianjing acupoint is located in the center of the connecting line between the root of the neck and the shoulder. The armpit can be clamped, and the fingers are close to the other shoulder. At this time, the point where the middle finger just touches is the shoulder well point. When pressing shoulder well, you will feel very comfortable tenderness (pain when pressing), which can be easily found.
Shoulder well is a representative acupoint for the treatment of shoulder pain and muscle tangles. The stiffer the muscles of the shoulder, the stronger the feeling of pain. Press and knead the shoulder well point, take the seat, press and knead the right shoulder shoulder well point with the middle finger of the left hand for 1-2 minutes, and change hands. Press and knead Quchi, take the seat, press and knead Quchi point on your right arm with the tip of your left thumb and finger for 1-2 minutes, and change hands. Press and knead Hegu, take the seat, press and knead Hegu Point on the right hand with the fingertip of the mother finger of the left hand for 1-2 minutes, and then change hands. Press the shoulder well with your fingers, the blood circulation on your shoulders will become better, and your hard shoulders will gradually relax.
2. Physical therapy for shoulder pain
Local physiotherapy is commonly used to treat shoulder stroke pain, including cold therapy, hyperthermia and electrotherapy. The research shows that ice water immersion method, alternating cold and hot water immersion method and compressive centripetal winding method can improve the vasomotor function, promote venous reflux, reduce swelling and pain, and have a good curative effect on complex regional pain syndrome. Medium and high frequency electrotherapy, low-power laser and ultrasound have certain curative effect on injury, and can be used for the treatment of hemiplegic shoulder pain.
1. Keep your body upright, side to the table or windowsill, hold your fist tightly with one hand to support the table or windowsill, and straighten your elbow. The other hand is fixed, take a small step forward, and the body moves forward, but the arm supporting the desktop does not move, so that the shoulder joint is passively pulled and extended. Then change the other side to do the above action.
2. Stand with your back against the edge of the table or windowsill, hold the edge of the table or windowsill with both hands, keep your hands and upper body motionless, and bend your elbows. Bend your knees and squat down, so that the shoulder joint can be lifted passively forward or upward.
3. Stand one arm away from the table or windowsill, face the table or windowsill, straighten your arms and put your hands on the table. Keep your hands and upper body still, bend your knees and squat down, so that your shoulder joint can be lifted forward and upward passively.
4. Stand on your side about an arm away from the table or windowsill, straighten your upper arms, put your palms on the table or windowsill, keep your hands still, bend your knees and squat down. At the same time, your upper body tilts slightly to the inside to make your shoulder joint passive abduction.
5. Stand beside the door frame, bend your elbow, put your left hand on the inside of the door frame, keep your hand and forearm still, and rotate your body to the left to make the shoulder joint rotate passively.
6. Stand beside the door frame, bend your elbow, put your left hand on the outside of the door frame, keep your hand and forearm still, and rotate your body to the right to make your shoulder joint rotate passively outward.