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The pain in the shoulder can be caused by trauma
or accidents, osteoarticular degeneration, or in
most cases, by the repetition of the same, not
necessarily heavy, activity. A bad posture can
generate contractures in the short term, and
produce potentially serious inflammatory states
in the long term.
Therefore white-collar workers, students and
those addicted to their computer are among the
categories of people showing a higher risk of
pain and inflammation of the shoulders. All
those people who spend days and evenings sitting
at their desks tying on their keyboards (with
strong tendons and muscular stress) assume different bad postures which cause tensions,
contractures, inflammations, and the worsening
of articulation over time.
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We have seen how the
shoulder is composed of muscular complexes which steady
each other. If you overload a muscle with a wrong,
repeated behaviour, other muscles have to compensate for
the imbalances and are then themselves stressed. This
stress, when extended in time, worsens and can cause the
contracture of a single muscle or of the entire area.
When we ignore the pain, which is the alarm signal sent
by our body, we contribute to the degeneration of the
situation: inflammation with acute pain, progressive
limitation of movement up to the “freezing” of the
articulation.
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Prevention is the magical word to avoid the
above described unpleasant situation of
progressive states of pain with functional
limitations; this can be done with a correct
postural hygiene. Teaching it in school would be
appropriate, and body perception should be
learnt as well. Prevention means also doing periodical check-ups starting from the age of
30, to ensure a better quality of life in the
years to come.
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Life is
harder for those who are left-handed: as
they live in a world planned for
right-handed people, they learn
“right-handed” behaviours and put them into
practice with the left hand; thus they are
more subject to wrong postures and incorrect
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If you really can’t
avoid the pain, don’t ignore it and don’t kill
it with anti-inflammatory drugs, but cure it
starting from the cause. The physiotherapist
cannot and must not replace an orthopaedic
specialist or a physiatrist who have to, first
of all, rule out the possibility of serious
pathologies such as cysts or degenerations,
breaking or fraying of tendons. Once the diagnosis has been established, you will be in
the hands of the rehabilitation specialists.
The recovery from a state of pain can’t be done
by the physiotherapist alone. Undergoing
sessions of kinesitherapy helps you to be aware
of your body and the area concerned by the
problem; it means learning to listen to the pain
and being able to describe it, exercise at home
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directions of the
physiotherapist to move the shoulder or, in general, the
painful part, and focus on the correct posture in order
to allow the body to modify its postural behaviours.
Don’t forget the body has a memory, and it must be
re-educated with patience and perseverance. |
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Some postural advice:
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When you are sitting, try not to stretch out
on the chair with the pelvis on the edge,
because you overload the lumbar area of the
back and contract the shoulders to sustain
your body.
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Keyboard and screen should be right in front
of you to avoid torsions of the trunk and
neck.
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If you often use the telephone, better to
use headphones rather than to sustain the
receiver or the cell phone for long time;
absolutely avoid holding the phone between
neck and shoulder, or you will certainly end
up with a contracture!
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When you are driving avoid the “lorry driver
position”, with your elbow on the door at
the height of the car window. Place both
your hands on the steering wheel, in the 10
past 10 position. |
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Abano.it thanks, for the in depth information:
Giacomo
Voncini
Masseur and physiotherapist
Works at the
Hotel Terme Venezia
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