Does shoulder pain always mean “frozen shoulder”? In fact, the name “frozen shoulder” is not very accurate, and this concept used to be misleading to doctors and patients. In the past, doctors would diagnose frozen shoulder pain as frozen shoulder and ask patients to go for physical therapy and exercise. So when people mentioned shoulder pain, they thought it was frozen shoulder. There are three major clinical shoulder diseases: the first one is rotator cuff rupture, known as the “number one killer of the shoulder joint”; the second one is acromioclavicular impingement and biceps tendonitis; and the last one is primary frozen shoulder, also known as “frozen shoulder”. According to the current medical diagnosis, “frozen shoulder” refers to the arthritis of the shoulder capsule, which is also known as “frozen shoulder”, the incidence of “frozen shoulder” is not high, about 10%. The incidence of frozen shoulder is not high, about 10%, and it occurs around the age of 50, which is why some people call it “50 shoulder”. It is a disease that “gets better on its own” and usually lasts about a year and a half to two years, with most patients experiencing gradual relief of pain and limited shoulder mobility. If you have had “frozen shoulder” for “three years”, or even “five years” or “ten years”, it is definitely not “frozen shoulder”! “Frozen shoulder! But rotator cuff rupture and acromioclavicular impingement are different, they last for a long time and the symptoms get progressively worse. There is a gradual progression from pain to limited movement and weakness. If a rotator cuff rupture is misdiagnosed as “frozen shoulder”, it can have more serious results. This is because the patient will “pull the rope” or “climb the wall with his hands” in the neighborhood, and this kind of arm over shoulder exercise will make the rotator cuff rupture more serious. Just like making knee patients squat and run, it actually speeds up the disease process. Therefore, if you have shoulder pain, please go to a specialist first to get a clear diagnosis and then prescribe the right medicine, do not blindly “exercise” to avoid delaying the disease.