Periarthritis of the shoulder

(Baonghean)Periarthritis of the shoulder is a condition of pain and limited mobility of the shoulder joint due to damage to the soft tissue around the shoulder joint and the tendons, muscles, ligaments, and joint capsule. Periarthritis of the shoulder is a fairly common disease in middle-aged and elderly people.

Reason:

- Local causes: trauma, tendonitis, excessive shoulder joint extension, sudden, too fast shoulder joint movement...

- Distant causes: cervical spine disease (degeneration, herniated disc), lung disease, pleura, mediastinum...

Symptom:

- Pain in the shoulder joint, pain increases with movement, pain increases at night and when the weather changes.

- Limited shoulder joint movement, there may also be numbness and muscle atrophy in the shoulder-arm area...

Treatment:

- Medical treatment: use anti-inflammatory pain relievers, muscle relaxants, cervical sympathetic ganglion blockade to cut nerve reflexes, corticosteroid injection into the shoulder joint, treatment with traditional medicine...

- Physical therapy: Local heat with Paraffin, novocaine iontophoresis, Salicylate; electric pulse; therapeutic traction...

- Physical therapy: Shoulder joint exercise, combined with acupuncture, massage and acupressure...

MD, PhD, HO DUY XUAN