Characteristics of each disease seen as shoulder pain and symptoms during the Chuseok holiday
Oct 04, 2025
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This is because different life patterns, heavy housework, and changed sleep environments and activities can put a burden on the musculoskeletal system. In particular, the shoulder is an important joint that connects the arm, neck, and torso, so even small abnormalities can cause various symptoms and make everyday life uncomfortable.
Ahead of the holiday, I learned about the disease that causes pain in the shoulder with Lee Sang-hyun, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, for each symptom.
◇ fascia syndrome
If you have stiff pain in the mitral muscle area from the neck to the shoulder, inside or behind the scapula, you may suspect fascia pain syndrome. Pain-inducing points in the muscles may spread to other areas and may be accompanied by headaches. It is a common condition that most of the entire population experiences more than once in a lifetime, and it occurs better with age.
Symptoms worsen if you maintain the same posture for a long time or if stress builds up. For prevention, it is important to stretch periodically, maintain the correct posture, and relax tense muscles. In the event of symptoms, medication, injection, physical therapy, and extracorporeal shock wave treatment are helpful.
◇Frozen Opinion (Fifty Seasons)
If the pain in the front, side, and deltoid areas of the shoulder becomes more severe and the movement is limited when lifting or rotating the arm, frozen dogs can be suspected. The condition, commonly referred to as frozen shoulder, hardens the shoulder and makes it impossible to move more than a certain angle.
It usually goes through the stages of pain, stiffness, and recovery, and symptoms persist for six months to more than a year. Factors such as diabetes, thyroid disease, and smoking may lead to longer progression or incomplete recovery.
The key to treatment is to gradually continue joint movement after controlling pain. Doing heavy exercise, such as forcing the arm to break while in severe pain, is like putting oil on the fire. Therefore, after proper pain intervention, a gradual range recovery exercise should be performed.
◇ rotator cuff disease
One of the main causes of shoulder pain is rotator cuff disease. Repeatedly lifting heavy objects or overdoing activities that you don't usually do during the holidays can cause inflammation of the tendon, leading to collision syndrome, and gradually progress to partial rupture, full-layer rupture, and arthritis. In particular, there are many ruptures that begin above the anterior maxillary muscle, and the extent of rupture may widen over time, just as the hole in the socks grows larger and larger.
When the tendon is completely broken, shoulder strength weakens and becomes easily tired after work. Conservative treatments such as drug use, ultrasound-guided injections, and physical therapy can reduce inflammation and relieve symptoms. However, if the tendon is broken to the entire layer due to the rupture of the rotator cuff, symptoms may be repeated and the disease may progress gradually. In this case, surgical treatment may be required, so accurate diagnosis is required.
◇limiting tendonitis
Lithiated tendonitis is a disease in which calcium is deposited in the tendon of the rotator cuff, and it occurs mainly in the extreme tendon. Most of them have no symptoms or are mild, but during the period when lime is absorbed, the surrounding inflammatory reaction becomes severe, causing extreme pain to visit the emergency room.
As it can be absorbed naturally over time and symptoms can disappear, various conservative treatments can be performed to observe symptoms. However, if symptoms worsen repeatedly or greatly interfere with daily life, arthroscopic decompression is performed to remove lesions caused by external shock wave treatment or lime.
◇Shoulder health care
When the environment changes, such as the holiday, avoid suddenly lifting heavy objects, and when doing repetitive work, take a rest in the middle and stretch. It is possible to reduce the burden on shoulder joints by performing exercises that not only move the arms but also save the movement of the scapula.
Quit smoking for tendon health, and manage diabetes and hyperlipidemia is also important. Shoulder pain can lead to rupture or arthritis if left unattended, even if it looks like simple muscle pain. Rotator cuff rupture, calcitic tendinitis, and frozen dogs are each independent disease but may also be present at the same time. Therefore, if the symptoms persist or you are uncomfortable with your life, you must visit a shoulder specialist for an accurate diagnosis.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
