How to Stretch and Relieve Sore Shoulders

Shoulder pain may be caused by exertion, frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, etc. Stretching will provide some relief, but it cannot completely cure the disease, and you can choose medication or surgery according to the cause of the disease. 1. Exertion: Sitting for a long time or having an incorrect posture will cause over-exertion of the muscles around the shoulders, which in turn will lead to shoulder pain, which can be relieved by improving the sitting posture, stretching and other methods. Stretching methods include standing posture, shoulders relaxed and sunken, bilateral shoulder rotation from back to front, and arms naturally hanging down as if drawing circles with the shoulder joints in the forward and backward direction. Or maintain a good standing posture, straighten the body, keep the chest, the bilateral elbows outward and downward stretch, feel the chest stretching feeling. 2. Frozen shoulder: degenerative changes in the shoulder joint and its surrounding soft tissues can lead to shoulder pain, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take drugs such as diclofenac sodium or ibuprofen and other non-steroidal drugs, at the same time, you can combine with the local hot compresses, massages and other physiotherapy methods to relieve pain. 3. Cervical spondylosis: cervical spondylosis can cause nerve root compression, resulting in shoulder pain, it is recommended to choose the right pillow, maintain good posture, you can follow the doctor’s advice to take diclofenac sodium and other medications, when the situation is serious, you can choose the doctor’s advice to choose the surgical treatment, to remove the diseased tissues of the compressed nerve root. When shoulder pain occurs, you should consult a doctor in time to identify the cause and targeted treatment, do not self-medication.