Sore shoulders can not sleep, may be physiological factors, frozen shoulder, nerve root cervical spondylosis, etc., need to identify the cause of treatment, you can take local massage, hot compresses, acupuncture, medication and other ways to relieve.
1. Physiological factors: such as basketball, badminton or heavy physical labor leads to excessive accumulation of lactic acid in the shoulder muscles, causing pain and discomfort, this situation can be properly massaged, local hot packs, after appropriate rest can usually be relieved.
2. Pathological causes
(1) Frozen shoulder: long-term shoulder strain can lead to frozen shoulder, shoulder pain and sleeplessness, should strengthen the rest, can do local hot compresses, massage, but also for acupuncture, moxibustion, physiotherapy, or localized topical application of traditional Chinese medicine paste, such as Vantone Fascial Paste and other methods of treatment, anti-inflammatory and pain relief, relieve shoulder pain.
(2) Neurogenic cervical spondylosis: Cervical vertebral hyperplasia irritates and compresses the nerve roots, resulting in pain and soreness in the area innervated by the nerves, such as soreness in the shoulder area. It is necessary to reduce activities and take bed rest; acupuncture, moxibustion, physiotherapy, etc., and internal neurotrophic drugs such as vitamin B12, vitamin B6, methylcobalamin, etc. can also be taken.
(3) Rotator cuff injury: The four manifestations of rotator cuff injury are pain, swelling, limitation of activity and joint popping. It can be treated with cold compresses, triangular towel suspension and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. celecoxib, etc.).
The presence of shoulder pain and sleeplessness, if persistent and unrelieved, should be promptly consulted to identify the cause and treat it aggressively.