What are the treatment options for frozen shoulder?

Periarthritis of the shoulder affects and troubles many people. Sometimes the pain is unbearable. Therefore, in order to be able to treat it more scientifically and effectively and alleviate the impact of these diseases on yourself, you should choose a scientific treatment method. In the acute stage, it is usually based on anti-inflammatory treatment, which can be combined with electroacupuncture therapy.

1. It is the inflammatory stage, with shoulder joint pain as the main symptom. In the early stages of inflammation, shoulder pain is unbearable, often less severe during the day and more severe at night. During the acute phase, you should reduce exercise and get enough rest. Vigorous activities are not conducive to the absorption of inflammation, but will aggravate inflammatory exudation and cause more extensive joint adhesions in the future.

2. Treatment in the acute phase should focus on anti-inflammatory and analgesic measures, with external use of drugs that can eliminate blood stasis and disperse accumulation, such as the use of activating wine to relieve pain, inflammation and disperse accumulation. It can also be combined with physical therapy such as medium frequency and electroacupuncture.

3. The adhesion period is characterized by reduced pain and limited shoulder joint movement, such as inability to lift the shoulder, which often affects daily life; recovery period: the shoulder joint pain basically disappears, and the joint function begins to recover and fully recover. The treatment during the adhesion and recovery periods is mainly based on manipulation, massage, and especially functional exercises.

4. External rotation against the wall (flexing elbows and swinging hands) - The patient stands with his back against the wall, or lies on his back on the bed, with his upper arms close to the body and elbows bent, using the elbows as fulcrums to perform external rotation activities.

5. Facing the wall and climbing the wall - the patient stands facing the wall and slowly climbs up the wall with the fingers of the affected side, raising the upper limb as high as possible, making a mark on the wall, and then slowly descending back to the original position. Repeat this process and gradually increase the height.

6. Pull the hand behind the body - The patient stands naturally, and with the affected upper limb internally rotated and extended backward, the healthy hand pulls the affected hand or wrist, gradually pulling it toward the healthy side and upwards.