久しぶりにワンピースを着ようと思ったら、肩が痛くてファスナーを上げられず、着ることが出来なかった。普段から首肩の凝りは感じていたが、痛みはなかった。
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肩関節周囲炎、俗に言うところの四十肩です。つり革につかまれなくなる、ファスナーを上げられなくなる、棚の上のものを取れなくなる、などの症状があります。
腕や肩をあまり動かさない生活が長く続くと、年齢に関係なく肩関節周囲炎になります。炎症の急性期以外は、肩を動かさなければ痛みが出ることはありません。ボルダリングなどの腕をよく使うスポーツをすると予防になります。デスクワーク主体の仕事ですと、そもそも腕を上にあげるということすらすることがないので、毎日定期的に腕を上に伸ばすだけでもよいでしょう。
当院での治療時には肩関節周辺の筋肉の疲労物質と炎症を取り、関節の可動範囲を大きくし、肩関節の柔軟性を高めるために、肩甲骨周辺の柔軟性を回復させます。また、関節や軟骨に損傷がなければ、炎症がある程度おさまった後は、多少痛くても肩周りを動かしたほうがよいので、ストレッチなども取り入れていきます。
I can’t pull up the zipper of the dress
When I tried to wear a dress for the first time in a long time, my shoulder hurt and I couldn’t pull up the zipper, so I couldn’t wear it. I usually felt the stiffness of my neck and shoulders, but there was no pain.
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Periarthritis of the shoulder, commonly known as forty shoulders. There are symptoms such as not being able to hold on to the sling leather, not being able to pull up the zipper, and not being able to take things on the shelf.
If you don’t move your arms or shoulders much for a long time, you will get periarthritis regardless of your age. Except for the acute stage of inflammation, there is no pain if you do not move your shoulder. It is a preventive measure to play sports that often use your arms, such as bouldering. If it’s a desk-based job, you don’t even have to raise your arms up in the first place, so you just need to stretch your arms up regularly every day.
During treatment at our hospital, fatigue substances and inflammation of the muscles around the shoulder joint are removed, the range of motion of the joint is increased, and the flexibility around the shoulder blade is restored to increase the flexibility of the shoulder joint. In addition, if there is no damage to the joints or cartilage, after the inflammation has subsided to a certain extent, it is better to move around the shoulder area even if it hurts a little, so stretching will also be incorporated.