The shoulder-gland periarthrosis is a degenerative process in the tissues that surround the joint. Periarthritis, as a rule, differs from periarthrosis in that it is only inflammation, it is not always characterized by a structural change in tissues. But periarthritis can be complicated by deformation and, if not cured, it can go into periarthrosis. The process of developing the disease is very fast. Most patients go to the doctor already at the stage of the shoulder-shoulder periarthrosis, which occurred against the background of inflammation. In this regard, the diagnoses of periarthritis and periarthrosis are sometimes used as synonymous.
basic information
The disease can bring a person enormous difficulties in everyday life. Patients are worried about the pain, which intensifies when pressed, in connection with this it is difficult for a person to find a suitable posture for sleep, in addition, he is not able to sleep on the side of the disease. In addition, motor functions of the limb are largely limited. Against this background, it becomes, for example, difficult to raise a hand and wound it behind the back. It becomes simply impossible to carry a bag in the affected hand, since against this background the pain intensifies, which already pursues the patient.
Can ailment cure?
Successfully cure this ailment is quite possible. To do this, you just need to contact a specialist who, having studied the symptoms, will help you choose the required treatment. Traditional methods should be added to the traditional treatment, but first they must first be discussed with the attending physician.
In the event that the pathology arose as one of the symptoms of rheumatism, an arthrologist or a rheumatologist is involved in the shoulder-shoulder periarthrosis. Also, you may need the help of a surgeon in the event that the disease requires surgery. Next, we learn in detail about how this pathology can be identified, and what methods are used to treat it.
Causes of the disease
Shoulder-shoulder periarthrosis can rarely occur as an independent disease. As a rule, it develops with other pathologies, namely:
- In the presence of cervical osteochondrosis.
- With a shoulder-shoulder periarthritis.
- With adhesive capsulitis, which is an inflammatory process in the synovial membrane and joint capsules.
- Against the background of fasciitis, which is an inflammation of the muscle membrane.
- With bursitis, which is an inflammatory pathology of the joint bag.
- With tendonitis, which is an inflammation of the ligaments.
And any inflammatory diseases of the joint and surrounding tissue appear due to frequent hypothermia, injuries and reduced immunity as a result of stress, and, in addition, due to malnutrition and the presence of bad habits.
In addition, this disease can occur in people due to circulatory disorders in the shoulders and shoulder blades. Therefore, this disease often appears after a heart attack or surgery associated with the removal of the mammary gland. Among other things, this pathology develops against the background of rheumatism, whose cause is a violation of the immune system.
Independent disease
As an independent disease, periarthrosis occurs due to constant physical exertion on the shoulder joints. It can develop in athletes whose activities are directly related to the active work of the shoulder blades and shoulders. Especially rowers, tennis players and so on suffer from this disease.
Before considering how to treat brachiocephalic periarthrosis, we describe its symptoms.
Characteristic symptoms
Periarthrosis is a thinning and malnutrition of the tissue that surrounds the joint. The fabric loosens and becomes less durable and elastic. In addition, salts are deposited in the tendons and synovial sac. Along with this, fibrous connective tissues in the capsules of the joints grow. The whole process, as a rule, is accompanied by the following symptoms of a shoulder-shoulder periarthrosis:
- The occurrence of pain in the shoulders and shoulder blades.
- The appearance of painful sensations, which intensify in case of pressing a hand affected by the disease.
- Stiffness in the sternum and subscapularis muscle.
- The inability to raise a hand, and, in addition, to put it behind his back. In this regard, periarthrosis is sometimes called frozen shoulder disease.
- An increase in temperature due to the presence of a constant inflammatory process. Moreover, from time to time, overheating occurs in the body, that is, hyperthermia.
Against the background of the advanced stage of the pathology, sometimes a decrease in pain is characteristic, since patients, trying to reduce the discomfort, instinctively immobilize the shoulder. Staying in a state of absolute inactivity for a long time, the muscles along with the ligaments surrounding the joint are completely weakened. Against this background, to bring them in tone, you may need regular physical therapy exercises, which should be carried out for a long time. As a rule, such classes are held from six months to several years.
To make it possible to get rid of this disease as soon as possible, you need to see a doctor at an early stage of the pathology, as soon as the above symptoms appear.
Symptoms and treatment of a shoulder-shoulder periarthrosis are interconnected.
Diagnostics
To establish an accurate diagnosis, the doctor will most likely recommend a series of the following examinations:
- X-ray of the shoulder and shoulder blades.
- Perform magnetic resonance imaging.
- Conducting computed tomography.
- Blood test. This study is prescribed for the differential diagnosis of infectious arthritis.
Now we turn directly to therapy and find out which methods are used to treat periarthrosis of the shoulder-shoulder.
Drug treatment
One of the most common treatments for this disease is medication. In order to eliminate the symptoms of pathology, it is extremely important to get rid of inflammatory processes in the tissues. For this, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used in the form of “Diclofenac”, “Ibuprofen”, “Indomethacin”, “Tenoxicam” and others.
In the event that these funds suddenly turn out to be ineffective and the symptoms persist, then doctors prescribe intra-articular administration of anti-inflammatory drugs of a hormonal nature, that is, in this case, corticosteroids are prescribed to patients. Periarthrosis is most effectively treated with the following corticosteroid injections: “Phlosterone” along with “Diprospan”, “Hydrocortisone” and “Kenalog”.
What else is the treatment for brachiocephalic periarthrosis?
Physiotherapy in the treatment of periarthrosis
In medical practice, as part of the treatment of this disease, various physiotherapy procedures are used. For example, it can:
- Conducting laser therapy.
- Hirudotherapy procedures.
- Performing magnetotherapy.
- Ultrasound treatment.
But there are the following contraindications for physiotherapy procedures:
- The presence of acute allergic reactions.
- The presence in the patient of individual intolerance to the main effect during physiotherapeutic procedures.
- The presence of severe infectious or respiratory diseases.
- The development of serious skin lesions.
- The appearance of severe heart disease.
- Physiotherapeutic procedures should not be carried out in the period after a recent heart attack.
- The presence of pregnancy.
Massage for brachiocephalic periarthritis and periarthrosis is very effective.
Massage
In order to relieve pain, and, in addition, muscle tension, patients are prescribed massage. This procedure is also performed to improve blood circulation. But it is worth noting that in the presence of too acute an inflammatory process, such a procedure can be strictly contraindicated.
Exercises for shoulder-shoulder periarthrosis
Another integral part of the treatment of this disease is physiotherapy. Without it, drug therapy will not be as effective, since muscles with shoulder ligaments are extremely weakened against the background of periarthrosis, and without the right loads, they simply can’t get into the right shape. The exercises that were developed by an American doctor named Ernest Kodman very well help in the rehabilitation of periarticular tissues:
- It is necessary to take a starting position. At the same time, the legs are set shoulder-width apart and stand upright, after which they tilt the body forward. Next, you need to freely lower your shoulders and hang your arms to the floor. In this position, you must stay for fifteen seconds. Then they return to their previous position. Repeat the exercise up to fifteen times. This exercise helps to relieve muscle tension in the shoulder girdle.
- Next, a person should take a different starting position. To do this, stand near the chair, and torso tilt a little forward. Then a healthy hand is placed on the back of the chair, and the diseased limb is straightened and lowered. Then swing the arm back and forth up to twenty times like a pendulum. This exercise makes it possible to increase the amplitude of movement and at the same time does not allow to exert a large load on the shoulder joint and the muscles that surround it.
Physical therapy for humeroscapular periarthrosis should be practiced regularly. In order to improve blood flow to the diseased tissues, hot compresses are applied. However, their use is advisable at a time when inflammatory processes are already not so pronounced.
Consider the treatment of humeroscapular periarthrosis folk remedies.
The use of alternative treatment methods
Treatment with folk methods for periatrosis helps to reduce pain, so that inflammation stops. But to use such funds is possible only after medical authorization. Alternative methods are used as an auxiliary treatment. The following recipes are considered the most effective:
- Pour a spoonful of dry nettle with a liter of boiling water. Next, the drug is insisted and taken in a third of a glass against the background of an exacerbation of the inflammatory process.
- Take two spoons of a pharmaceutical hypericum, fill it with 300 milliliters of water and boil it. Take the resulting medicine during the day at 20 milliliters.
- Bring a spoonful of sea salt in one glass with water. Then you need to moisten the gauze in the finished solution, and then compresses are performed.
- Mix on a spoon of chamomile, mint and burdock root. Pour herbs with a liter of boiling water. Ready tincture is used for rubbing the joint.
- A fresh leaf of burdock is steamed, after which it is applied to the inflamed area of the shoulder. Then the sheet is fixed with a scarf and left in this state for the whole night.
Surgical treatment
Conservative treatment of this disease, as a rule, takes six months and a half years. In the event that during this time the treatment did not bring the expected result, the doctor may decide on the advisability of surgery. In addition, surgery is required immediately after contacting a doctor, when there is an extensive proliferation of fibrous tissue in the joint capsule.
A powerful indication for the operation can be a complete limitation of brachial mobility, which developed due to compaction of the joint capsules. The operation, which is carried out in such cases, is called decompression. During its execution, the affected areas of the joint are completely removed. As a result, it becomes possible to return normal brachial mobility.
We examined the symptoms and treatment of humeroscapular periarthrosis with folk remedies and medicines.