What to do if your shoulder hurts from an electric fan

Shoulder pain from fans can be caused by factors such as fans blowing for too long, fans blowing directly on the shoulder, or it can be caused by degenerative disease of the shoulder joint. Treatment includes general treatment, medication and physical therapy. 1. Physiological factors: blowing an electric fan for too long may lead to shoulder pain, patients should firstly avoid blowing an electric fan directly on the shoulder, and change to a gentler way of air supply; secondly, they should pay attention to the warmth of the shoulder joint area, avoiding prolonged exposure to cold; and they can also carry out appropriate activities and stretching of the shoulder joint area, so as to alleviate the fatigue of the surrounding soft tissues. 2. Degenerative lesions of shoulder joint: degeneration of shoulder joint may also cause shoulder pain after blowing the fan, after the symptoms, patients can use towel to apply hot compresses on the shoulder joint, or physical therapy; you can also take Meloxicam, Loxoprofen, and other non-steroidal drugs, to alleviate the symptoms. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid self-medication. There may be other reasons for shoulder pain caused by electric fan blowing, even if it is the same disease, the patient’s physical condition is different, different stages of the disease, the treatment method is different, should be standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors.