Which department should I go to for frozen shoulder?

Frozen shoulder, also known as 50 shoulder, is common in middle-aged and elderly people and is mostly caused by cold and fatigue. Physical examination shows that both active and passive movements are significantly limited. It is recommended to visit the shoulder surgery or orthopedic department of a specialized hospital, or the surgery or orthopedic department of a general hospital. Frozen shoulder is caused by strain of the accessory tissues of the shoulder joint, including the rotator cuff. If the hospital has an upper limb surgery department, it would be more professional to visit an upper limb surgery department. Frozen shoulder often affects the patient's daily life. Eating, dressing, washing the face, and combing the hair will make the patient feel uncomfortable. In severe cases, it will affect life and make the patient unable to take care of themselves.

Can surgery cure frozen shoulder?

If the patient's frozen shoulder is severe, and conservative shoulder drugs, physical therapy, and functional exercises cannot alleviate the symptoms of the shoulder joint, and the activities of the shoulder joint are significantly restricted, seriously affecting the patient's normal life, then surgical treatment is required. Patients with frozen shoulder can undergo surgical treatment. Generally, this is because the patient has obvious limited shoulder joint function and adhesions around the shoulder joint. Generally, patients need to undergo shoulder periarthritis release surgery to restore the patient's normal shoulder joint activity function. Frozen shoulder is a relatively common disease. The occurrence of frozen shoulder is often related to excessive fatigue in daily life or some other reasons such as cold.

What is frozen shoulder?

The occurrence of frozen shoulder is mainly a chronic specific inflammation of the shoulder capsule and its surrounding ligaments, tendons and bursae. This disease is more common in manual laborers, and the incidence rate in women is higher than that in men. It will cause shoulder pain and limited shoulder joint movement in patients. Frozen shoulder is a disease of the shoulder, also known as inflammation around the shoulder joint. This disease occurs in people around 50 years old, and the incidence rate in women is higher than that in men. This disease is more common in manual laborers. Frozen shoulder is also a very common disease in clinical practice. The onset age of patients is generally around 50 years old, and the incidence rate of men and women is the same.