Sore shoulders that creak when you move should be treated according to the cause. Common causes include sports injuries, frozen shoulder and cervical spondylosis. Treatment includes rest and braking, acupuncture, physiotherapy, massage, medication and surgery.
1. Sports injury: When the muscles and ligaments around the shoulder are damaged due to long-term strenuous exercise, pain will occur during activities. At this time, we should pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise, local physical therapy and medication such as acetaminophen, indomethacin, etc. to relieve symptoms.
2. Frozen shoulder: Frozen shoulder will cause pain in the muscles and soft tissues around the shoulder, usually aggravated after activities, at this time, we should pay attention to rest and braking, local physical therapy and medication, such as oral anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib, ibuprofen and other anti-inflammatory pain, and surgical release treatment if necessary.
3. Cervical spondylosis: when the symptoms of cervical spondylosis are more serious and compress the local nerves, it will also produce shoulder pain. At this time, you can carry out physical therapy such as acupuncture, physiotherapy, massage, etc. and drug therapy such as taking drugs Rofecoxib, diclofenac sodium, etc., the serious condition of the need for surgery for decompression and internal fixation treatment.
There may be other causes of shoulder pain, such as fracture, intra-articular cartilage injury and rupture of rotator cuff tendon, etc. It is recommended to consult a doctor for timely treatment under the guidance of the doctor. The above medications should be taken in accordance with medical advice.
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