In autumn and winter, when the weather turns cold, some people’s shoulders become sore and painful after they accidentally catch a cold, and in serious cases, they cannot lift their arms, or even move at all, which is called “shoulder pain that cannot be lifted” in Chinese medicine. ”There are many diseases that may cause shoulder pain and inability to lift the arm, the most common being frozen shoulder, rotator cuff injury, rotator cuff impingement syndrome, biceps tendonitis, cervical spondylosis and shoulder arthritis. Patients with these diseases can develop the disease if they do not pay attention to weather changes and catch a cold, or if the shoulder joint is overly active, resulting in strain, or if the shoulder joint is traumatized and cannot move in a fixed position for a long time, resulting in contracture of the surrounding muscles. What to do if you have a shoulder stroke When you have pain in your shoulder and cannot lift it, you should first consult a doctor to clarify the cause, and then use appropriate treatment according to your condition, such as ointment, acupuncture, acupuncture, massage, physical therapy, etc. If you have severe pain, you can use anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs, and at the same time, you can encourage the patient to carry out suitable functional exercises to promote recovery. The cold season is a good season for shoulder pain. Patients should be vigilant and pay attention to prevention: a. Avoid strain injury For workers who often type, it is important to prevent cumulative strain injury, and to work for a long time with appropriate activities and functional exercises. Excessive labor intensity movements of the shoulder joint, such as carrying heavy objects and lifting heavy objects, can cause lasting strain on the shoulder joint and lead to the development of the disease. When the weather is cold, it is easy to get cold and cause illness. Do not wear sleeveless clothes such as camisoles or tank tops at night, but cover your shoulders with a quilt and wear clothes with sleeves to bed. In the hot summer, you should also avoid stopping air conditioners and fans blowing against the shoulder area. Third, avoid moisture To avoid the damp environment induced disease, especially in the long-term work in the humid environment of the people, to do a good job of protection, try to avoid the impact of moisture. Avoid traumatic injuries such as scapula fracture, humeral epicondylar neck fracture, humeral greater tuberosity fracture, etc. In the process of treatment and rehabilitation, the long-term fixation will also contracture of the muscles around the shoulder joint and cannot be moved. Self-care has a variety of health care exercises and functional exercises to help the shoulder joint function recovery and disease prevention, now introduced some preventive health care methods – a. Functional exercise 1, finger climbing wall exercise: facing the wall standing, the affected side of the finger along the wall slowly “climb” to the wall “, climb to a height within reach, and then make a mark, repeated exercise, try to exceed the previous height. 2, combing action: elbow flexion, forearm simulation combing action, the amplitude from small to large, and gradually restore the function of the activity. 3.Circle movement: both arms down, the affected side of the arm back and forth up and down in a circle, repeated exercise, the amplitude gradually increased. 4, posterior extension shaking hands: both arms down, put behind the back, the healthy side of the hand to grab the affected hand, shaking from side to side. Second, self-massage 1, press the pain point: use your thumb to gently press the pain point on the affected side, the strength to feel a slight soreness is appropriate, each time for 3 to 5 minutes. 2, muscle massage: massage up and down in the upper arm muscle parts back and forth. 3. Hot compress: Use hot towels and hot water on the shoulder when bathing or washing your face. 4.Health exercises: Taijiquan, radio gymnastics and other exercise methods are also beneficial to the health care of the shoulder joint. Patients whose function cannot be restored after exercise need to visit a hospital and demand the help of a physician to take a more effective formal treatment route.