What Is a Shoulder Strain?
Shoulder joint strain is more common than acute trauma. Some sports that require vigorous lifting and rotation of the upper limbs, such as upper hand throws, swimming, and raising hands to hit the ball, may cause shoulder joint strain.
Shoulder strain
- nickname
- Shoulder strain
- Common locations
- Shoulder
- Common causes
- Repeatedly forcefully raise your upper limbs
- Contagious
- no
- Shoulder joint strain is more common than acute trauma. Some sports that require vigorous lifting and rotation of the upper limbs, such as upper hand throws, swimming, and raising hands to hit the ball, may cause shoulder joint strain.
- Shoulder strain includes shoulder tendinitis, shoulder instability, and shoulder impact syndrome. The pathogenesis of these three problems is related to pathology, and the three symptoms may also exist at the same time.
- Due to biceps length
- Repeatedly vigorously lifting the upper limbs (throwing the ball) or extreme pulling (swimming) may cause the lower joint capsule and
- When the upper limbs are raised,
- Before starting any treatment, consult your doctor and physical therapist.
- -Reduce pain and inflammation:
- 1. Rest-Stop actions that cause shoulder pain.
- 2. Ice pack-three to four times a day for the first 24-48 hours. Apply ice to the affected area for 15 to 20 minutes at a time.
- 3. Medication-Depending on the situation, the doctor will instruct to use analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs.
- 4, physical therapy-generally includes manual therapy and electrotherapy, mainly for anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and relax muscle spasm.
Main factors of shoulder strain
- 1. Excessive shoulder movement.
- 2. Excessive action.
- 3. Shoulder movement frequency is too high.
Shoulder strain secondary factor
- 1. Poor training and physical fitness.
- 2. The action is wrong.
- 3. Unbalanced muscle strength.
- 4, joints are too tight or too loose.
- 5. The posture is incorrect.
Shoulder strain western medicine treatment
- -Rehabilitation
- 1. The goal of physical therapy is mainly to restore the shoulder joint's original range of motion, muscle strength and endurance. In addition, attention should be paid to muscle control, posture and technology.
- 2. Exercise should be carried out in a painless range. Special attention should be paid to the control of the rotator cuff muscles and pectoralis diaphragm, not just to train strength. When necessary, the therapist will use sticky tapes and biofeeders to help motion.