The 90-year-old Aunt Zhu suffered from pain in her right shoulder for two years, and even had difficulty raising her hand. At first, she thought it was a cervical spine problem, but a lot of acupuncture and moxibustion treatments were useless. A few days ago, Aunt Zhu came to the Joint Surgery Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University and was diagnosed with rotator cuff injury and shoulder osteoarthritis. Two days after the shoulder arthroscopy operation, Aunt Zhu’s joints were no longer painful and her range of motion was limited. A lot bigger and finally able to sleep soundly. Professor Zeng Chun, deputy chief physician of the Joint Department of the Third Hospital of Southern Medical University, reminded that pain and weakness are the main symptoms of shoulder joint disease, but many patients think it is a cervical spine problem, and it is best to seek professional doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Zeng Chun introduced that pain and weakness are the main symptoms of shoulder joint disease. Many people suffer from pain at night and wake up in pain, which seriously affects the quality of sleep. In addition, shoulder joint diseases often limit activities, such as pain when raising or lowering the hand, which is uncontrolled and requires the assistance of another hand; pain when touching the back of the hand, which affects personal life, such as: hanging curtains, bathing, after defecation Cleaning etc can’t be done by myself.
Some patients often confuse cervical spine pain with shoulder pain, because the incidence of shoulder joint disease in the elderly is high, and many elderly people do have two diseases of the cervical spine and shoulder joint, so it is really difficult to distinguish. Shoulder joint disease is manifested as shoulder radiating pain, which can radiate to the middle of the shoulder or even the elbow, and the pain is more obvious at night; cervical spondylosis generally manifests as radiating pain on one or both sides, often accompanied by numbness, but the shoulder range of motion is normal , lift high, backhand touch back, etc. can be done. If it is a patient with two diseases, a doctor needs to identify which disease is the main one, solve the main problem, and solve the pain problem. (All media reporter Zhou Jieying correspondent You Hualing)
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