★Causes and treatments for frozen shoulder★

◇ [Difference between frozen shoulder and rotator cuff shoulder]

Medically, there are no clear criteria for distinguishing between frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injury.

If symptoms appear in your 40s, it is called frozen shoulder, and if symptoms appear in your 50s, it is called rotator cuff shoulder.

Symptoms: It becomes difficult to raise your shoulders or keep them horizontal. It is difficult to lift your arms.

Movements such as turning the arm outward can be particularly painful.

Daily activities such as changing clothes, reaching for things in high places, and washing your hair may become difficult.

Pain can wake you up during sleep and reduce your quality of life.

◇Cause: Aging of the bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, etc. that make up the shoulder joint

Overuse of the shoulders, poor posture, stress, lifestyle-related diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, etc.)

◇How to deal with it↓

○ Take measures against cold (warm the affected area)

Cold can cause blood vessels to constrict, resulting in pain.

Therefore, it is important to keep your body warm.

When you have time, take a bath to improve blood circulation.

Warming the shoulder area helps prevent muscle stiffness.

Moderate exercise

A simple exercise you can do at home is the pendulum exercise.

Lean forward with your arms hanging down and moving them gently like a pendulum.

Do it in a way that causes minimal pain.

By rotating your shoulders back and forth, you can stretch your shoulder blades.

It increases the range of motion of the shoulders and keeps the shoulder blades flexible.

○ Maintain proper posture

Poor posture puts more strain on your shoulders.

Keep your back straight, shoulders relaxed, and your head not jutting forward.

Be mindful to keep your neck straight.

Cold, lack of exercise, and poor posture can cause muscle tension.

This can lead to stiffness throughout the body, not just frozen shoulder.

Warm up your body and move your muscles regularly.

Let's aim to make a healthy body by making stretching a habit (^^♪

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