肩周炎 - Frozen Shoulder

肩周炎又称肩关节周围炎，俗称凝肩、五十肩。以肩关节怕冷、肩部疼痛，夜间疼痛明显为主，有些患者甚至会半夜痛醒。女性患病的几率会比男性高。刚开始肩部疼痛，日久肩关节活动越来越受限，连梳头、绑头发、扣内衣都会有问题。大多数人认为肩周炎应该少活动肩部，否则会加重，其实是错误的。肩周炎的患者应该自主活动，多做肩关节运动，预防肩关节粘连、肩部软组织挛缩。针灸和推拿治疗肩周炎疗效好，可缓解疼痛，调整局部气血，尽早治疗效果越好。

Adhesive Capsulitis or Frozen Shoulder is very common among the people between 40s to 60s, and occurs in woman more often than men. When you have pain in the shoulder, stiffness, trouble moving your shoulder, disrupted sleep from stiff and sore shoulder area, you may have this problem. Research has proven acupuncture and Tui-na (Therapeutic Massage) are effective in reducing pain and improve shoulder motion. Many have misconception that patient with Frozen Shoulder is supposed to rest and immobilize their shoulder. This may lead to muscle atrophy of deltoid and spinatii muscles. Gentle exercise can prevent and possibly reverse stiffness in the shoulder. Patients with Frozen shoulder are encourage to do some exercise guided by a doctor, an osteopath, or a physical therapist.