What is Shoulder Arthritis?
Read about Shoulder Arthritis Disease presented in simple
easy to understand language
Each patient is treated differently for arthritis depending on their individual condition. In the early stages lifestyle modifications or medicines are used for treatment and surgery is needed only if these measures are ineffective.
Some of the ways of
Treating Shoulder Arthritis are
• Modifying or limiting activities provoking pain and learning new methods of exercising or moving your arms.
• Physical therapy to strengthen the shoulder muscles, prevent further atrophy and maintain function of the shoulder.
• Cold compresses on the affected shoulder two or three times a day to relieve the pain.
• Using joint strengthening dietary supplements like glucosamine.
• Using NSAIDs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications to treat pain and inflammation.
• More powerful anti-inflammatory drugs like corticosteroids can also be injected into the joints to help control pain.
In more severe cases surgical methods are advised to improve pain and increase motion. This could involve shoulder arthroscopy or shoulder replacement surgery.
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