What to do about shoulder pain in the elderly

Elderly people with shoulder pain can take the following treatment measures: 1. First of all, we should take the patient to an orthopedic clinic as soon as possible to clarify the cause of the problem, and then target the treatment. There are many possible causes of shoulder pain in the elderly, such as rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis or old injuries, so the cause should be identified and then treated. 3.For the pain in this area, you can also choose to take oral Chinese medicine soup. It is recommended that patients go to a regular Chinese hospital and ask a qualified herbalist to identify and treat the patient, and then prescribe the right medicine, the effect will be better. 4, for this symptom, patients must do sufficient functional exercise after achieving symptom relief, for example, patients can practice wall climbing type of exercise. The so-called climbing wall refers to the patient first to maintain a distance from the wall upright, and then the upper limbs on the wall slowly extended upward, after reaching the maximum with hands on the wall, the upper body slowly downward pressure. In this way, the pain can be greatly relieved and the recurrence of the symptoms can be prevented.