Patient tips:
?Try to limit the number of overhead reaches.
?If you’re wheelchair-bound, tuck your arms a bit closer to your body as you push.
?Avoid repetitive motion.
?Work on rotator cuff strengthening. Range-of-motion exercises are important!
?Use correct posture!
One tip that might help if you have chronic shoulder pain and have a “frozen shoulder” is to use a broomstick for stretching and range-of-motion exercises.
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Dr. Wei (pronounced “way”) is a board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Director of the nationally respected Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and has served as a consultant to the Arthritis Branch of the National Institutes of Health. He is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and the American College of Physicians.For more information on arthritis and related conditions,
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can become inflamed. This condition is called bursitis.
?injury/instability- Keeping your arms extended above your head; chronic compression , ie. forcing the shoulder into its socket; muscle imbalance- if one of the muscles is extra weak, that can cause the rotator cuff to function poorly.
?arthritis- Usually a function of aging.