Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder makes your shoulders stubbornly stiff? No need to take analgesics, cupping massage can relieve stiffness and pain caused by frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder causes

Frozen shoulder causes：Frozen shoulder, commonly known as Fifty Shoulders, is the common name for mucosal bursitis, which is a shoulder disease that limits the range of motion. When the tissue in the shoulder joint thickens and tightens, scar tissue develops over time. Therefore, your shoulder joint does not have enough space to rotate normally. Common symptoms include swelling, pain, and stiffness. If you are between 40 and 60 years old, you are more likely to get this disease.

4 stages of frozen shoulder

4 stages of frozen shoulder：
1. The first stage: pain is the main symptom, and there is no obvious obstacle to the activity function.
2. The second stage: the pain intensifies and even affects sleep. Generally, shoulder joint activity will produce
Pain. At the same time, the shoulder joint will gradually harden, affecting daily life such as
Dressing etc.
3. The third stage: Spontaneous shoulder joint pain decreases, but shoulder joint sclerosis becomes serious.
4. The fourth stage: the pain is mild, and the patient’s shoulder joint will gradually harden with appropriate exercise.
improve. Generally speaking, the mobility of the shoulder joint can be restored after treatment.
Back to normal.
The length of each of the above stages depends on individual circumstances.

Frozen shoulder symptoms

What are the frozen shoulder symptoms?
When the shoulder starts to hurt, you will realize that the shoulder is frozen. Pain prevents you from exercising. Moving the shoulder less and less will increase its stiffness. Soon after, you discover that you cannot move your shoulders as before. It is difficult, if not impossible, to get an item on a high shelf. In severe cases, you may not be able to complete daily tasks involving shoulder movements, such as dressing.

What causes frozen shoulder?
If you have hormonal imbalances, diabetes or a weakened immune system, you may be prone to joint inflammation. Prolonged inactivity due to injury, disease or surgery can also make you more susceptible to inflammation and adhesions, which are hard tissues. In severe cases, scar tissue may form. This severely limits your range of motion. Normally, it takes 2 to 9 months for the disease to develop.

Who is at risk of frozen shoulder?
The disease is more likely to occur in middle age and is more common in women. If you have diabetes, your risk of developing this disease will increase threefold.

How to diagnose frozen shoulder?
If you feel stiff and painful shoulders, see a doctor. A physical examination will help assess your range of motion. When you perform a specific movement and measure the range of movement of your shoulder, for example, touch the other person’s shoulder with your hand, the doctor will observe it. Some tests may also be required. Your doctor may perform a magnetic resonance scan (MRI) to rule out a torn rotator cuff or other pathological conditions. X-rays can also be used to check for arthritis or other abnormalities. You may need X-ray arthrography, which requires the injection of dye into the shoulder joint so that the doctor can see its structure.

Pain treatment

Types and classifications of pain

Pain treatment

【Bone Spurs】

【Neck Pain】 or 【Training Short Neck】

【Back Myofasciitis】

【Lumbar muscle strain】

【Shoulder Frozen】 Fifty Shoulders

【Backache】

[Lumbar disc herniation]