Being a Chinese medicine practitioner: my shoulder hurts and my bones crack cold. Try these three simple Chinese medicine methods.

I used to be in good health, but suddenly one day I found my shoulder hurt a little, and then it became more and more painful. Even when I put on my clothes and comb my hair in the morning, I can't do anything to raise my arm. At night, my pain gets worse and I can't even sleep well. This kind of shoulder pain is what people often hear about scapulohumeral periarthritis.

Periarthritis of shoulder mostly occurs in people around 50 years old, and women are higher than men, so periarthritis of shoulder is also called "fifty shoulders", and Chinese medicine also calls it "shoulder leakage wind" because it feels cool on the shoulders.

Modern medicine believes that the factors of scapulohumeral periarthritis are related to the degeneration of soft tissue around shoulder joint and the change of endocrine hormone level. In addition, trauma, strain, etc. hinder the blood circulation of the tissues around the shoulder, and there will be spasmodic ischemia and hypoxia. These inflammatory metabolites will accumulate, leading to aseptic inflammation. The longer the time, it will also lead to adhesion under the joint capsule, causing shoulder pain and dysfunction.

Due to the complicated etiology, scapulohumeral periarthritis is repeatedly lingering. At present, the treatment method of western medicine for this disease is single and easy to recur. Traditional Chinese medicine can effectively treat scapulohumeral periarthritis and reduce its recurrence rate by using various treatment methods.

Chinese medicine believes that scapulohumeral periarthritis belongs to the category of "shoulder arthralgia". It is exogenous common cold, damp pathogen, cold pathogen, or inactivity, or physical labor injury that causes meridians, leading to blood stasis on shoulders, causing pain and limited activities. Traditional Chinese medicine generally treats from three aspects.

One is to dredge collaterals and relieve pain.

There are many traditional Chinese medicines with the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dredging collaterals and relieving pain, but not all of them can penetrate the shoulder space, so the choice of traditional Chinese medicines is related to the therapeutic effect of diseases. Semen Strychni, highly toxic Chinese medicine, benefiting joints, dredging collaterals and relieving pain. Zhang Xichun pointed out that it is far superior to other drugs in dredging meridians and joints. External application of Semen Strychni can make the effective components of Semen Strychni reach the deep shoulder space, dispel cold and remove dampness, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, dredge collaterals and relieve pain.

Clinically, if patients with scapulohumeral periarthritis have not been cured for a long time, they can choose traditional Chinese medicine containing semen Strychni, such as Rudong ointment, and apply it externally to the shoulders, which can often achieve good results. The plaster contains not only Semen Strychni, but also Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Natrii Sulfas, Olibanum, Myrrha and Borneolum Syntheticum, and has synergistic effects of clearing away heat and promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

The second is to support Yang.

Why are patients with scapulohumeral periarthritis mostly people around 50 years old? Because most people in this age group are in the state of kidney-yang deficiency, which is one of the causes of scapulohumeral periarthritis, supporting yang is an effective means to treat scapulohumeral periarthritis. The relatively simple method of supporting yang is moxibustion. This kind of treatment needs the help of family members. You can gently massage the neck and shoulder muscles first, and then moxibustion Fengchi, Dazhui, Mingmen, Shoujing, Shouyi, Shouzhen, Zhongfu and Tianzong. You can also use Fuyang jar to do it. In addition, you can also moxibustion Zusanli point on your leg.

The third is to exercise your bones and muscles.

There are many movements to move the shoulders. But many doctors recognized Tai Ji Chuan. Mainly, it has three advantages. The first advantage is that Tai Ji Chuan belongs to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, and its exercise characteristics and intensity are more suitable for people around 50 years old. In addition, people of this age group prefer Tai Ji Chuan.

The second advantage is that people around 50 years old belong to menopause, with abnormal hormone secretion and endocrine disorder, which is also an important cause of periarthritis of shoulder. In addition, patients will have anxiety, depression and other negative emotions, and Tai Ji Chuan has a good regulatory effect on endocrine function, which can also effectively relieve anxiety and depression, relieve mental stress and inhibit endocrine hormone disorders.

The third advantage is that when practicing Tai Ji Chuan, the joint capsule and joint ligament can be well exercised in the up and down, left and right, internal and external traction movements of muscles, which not only strengthens the stability, flexibility and flexibility of the joint, but also plays a good role in protecting and fixing the shoulder joint.

Daily protection of scapulohumeral periarthritis

1. Avoid fatigue, such as often working at a desk, and your shoulders are often in a state of tension. Pay attention to adjusting posture to avoid chronic strain, and you need to move your shoulders every 40 minutes or so.

2. Pay attention to the cold and warm shoulder, cover the quilt even when sleeping at night, and don't expose the shoulder joint. You should know that every time you catch cold, you may directly induce the occurrence of scapulohumeral periarthritis.

3. Insist on physical exercise. Friends interested in Tai Ji Chuan can practice, or choose to do gymnastics, walking, jogging and other sports, which have a good effect on preventing the recurrence of scapulohumeral periarthritis.