Where does frozen shoulder hurt? Symptoms of frozen shoulder

The pain of frozen shoulder is very painful for many people. It mainly manifests as pain in the shoulder area. Some people have dull pain, while others have knife-like pain. Therefore, when pain occurs in these areas, you must pay attention to correct treatment.

1. Tenderness

Most patients can feel obvious tenderness points around the shoulder joint, most of which are in the tendon groove of the long head of the biceps brachii. Subacromial bursa, coracoid process, supraspinatus muscle attachment point, etc.

2. Shoulder pain

At first, the shoulder pain is paroxysmal, most of which are chronic. Later, the pain gradually intensifies or becomes sudden, or knife-like, and is continuous. The pain is often aggravated by climate change or fatigue. The pain can spread to the neck and upper limbs (especially the elbows). When the shoulder is accidentally hit or pulled, it often causes tearing pain. Shoulder pain is lighter during the day and heavier at night, which is a major feature of this disease.

Muscle spasms and atrophy

3. Spasms may occur in the deltoid muscle, supraspinatus muscle and other muscles around the shoulder in the early stage

In the late stage, disuse muscle atrophy may occur, with typical symptoms such as protrusion of the shoulder process, difficulty in raising the body, and difficulty in bending backward. At this time, the pain symptoms are actually alleviated. There is mild atrophy of the deltoid muscle and spasm of the trapezius muscle. There may be obvious tenderness in the supraspinatus tendon, the long and short head tendons of the biceps brachii, and the anterior and posterior edges of the deltoid muscle. The limitations of shoulder joint are most obvious in abduction, external rotation, and extension. In a few people, adduction and internal rotation are also limited, but flexion is less limited.

4. Fear of cold

The affected shoulders are afraid of cold, so many patients wrap their shoulders with cotton pads all year round. Even in summer, they dare not let the wind blow on their shoulders.