Shoulder pain and arm weakness can be caused by overexertion, myofasciitis, cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, etc. General treatment, physical therapy, medication and surgery can be performed according to the cause of the disease.
1. Overwork: excessive weight bearing and activity of upper limbs can lead to accumulation of local lactic acid, resulting in localized soreness and weakness. Attention should be paid to the rest of the upper arm and shoulder, reduce strenuous activities, massage, physiotherapy and other treatments.
2. Myofasciitis: trauma, fatigue, cold, etc., can trigger myofascial aseptic inflammation, resulting in shoulder and arm symptoms of pain and weakness. You should pay more attention to rest and reduce activities, can take oral ibuprofen and other drugs for analgesic treatment, but also feasible baking lamp, ultrasound and other physical therapy.
3. Cervical spondylosis: cervical spondylosis can lead to nerve compression, nerve compression symptoms, manifested as pain and weakness. Cervical traction, massage, acupuncture, etc., the application of non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib, the application of methylcobalamin and other drugs to nourish the nerves, conservative treatment is ineffective, the feasibility of surgical treatment.
4. Frozen shoulder: Frozen shoulder can cause shoulder joint pain, activity limitation, at the same time due to shoulder stiffness can also lead to arm activity function limitation. In the acute stage, activities should be avoided, and after the acute stage, moderate exercise should be carried out so as not to aggravate the local adhesion, and analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs such as etoricoxib can be taken orally, and surgery is feasible when the conservative treatment is ineffective.
Shoulder pain and arm weakness should be treated as soon as possible, under the guidance of specialists, actively carry out appropriate treatment, which will help to alleviate the discomfort symptoms as soon as possible.