Song Seon-mi, “I tried to build my back muscles, but I couldn’t even lift a cup?”… ‘This disease’ after two months of exercise, what is it?

Actress Song Seon-mi confessed that she suffered from frozen shoulder.

Recently, Song Seon-mi’s YouTube channel ‘Yes, Song Seon-mi’ said, ‘I will reveal my 4-day exercise record…’ But now a video titled ‘With frozen shoulder’ has been posted. In the video, Song Seon-mi said while going to the gym, “My shoulders and joints were sore, so I started exercising to maintain good posture, but then I got frozen shoulder.”

Song Seon-mi, who has been in her second month at the gym, said, “Isn’t it great if a woman has back muscles?” and “I also wanted to have arm muscles, so I worked really hard for about two months, but my shoulders didn’t get better.” “The PT teacher told me to go to the hospital, so I went and found out that I had frozen shoulder.” “He said,” he confessed.

He added, “They told me not to lift a cup, not to drive, not to do anything. That’s why I can’t exercise my upper body, and these days I’m only exercising my lower body, but I’ll try to overcome it by finding other ways.”

A disease that causes shoulder pain and interferes with movement…Causes include aging and lack of exercise

Frozen shoulder, which Song Seon-mi suffers from, is a disease that causes shoulder pain and interferes with movement. It is called frozen shoulder because it usually occurs in people in their 50s, but the correct medical diagnosis is frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis.

The cause is unclear, but it is mainly related to aging and lack of exercise. Frozen shoulder occurs as the soft tissue around the shoulder joint degenerates with aging. Frozen shoulder can also occur if you have not been able to use your shoulder for a long time due to an injury to the shoulder joint, hospitalization, etc. Sometimes frozen shoulder occurs without any specific cause.

Discomfort when extending the arm outward or lifting it upward… The hurray posture also becomes difficult

Frozen shoulder is characterized by discomfort when extending the arm outward or lifting it upward. At first, it is difficult to turn the shoulder inward, and then it becomes difficult to lift the arm forward or turn it outward. For example, it becomes difficult to touch the nape of the neck when washing your face or hair, or buttoning the back of a blouse. Difficulty raising both arms to make a gesture or having difficulty turning one’s back are also symptoms of frozen shoulder.

Symptoms are classified into three categories depending on the duration and pattern of onset. The first stage, called the pain stage, lasts about 3 months from the initial symptoms. The pain becomes increasingly severe, limiting joint movement to move the shoulder on its own, and the patient complains of pain even when the shoulder is not moved.

Treatment becomes more difficult as time goes by… In the beginning, treatment is done with drugs and injections, but if it is not effective, surgery is needed.

The second stage, called the freezing stage, lasts from 3 to 12 months. The pain is relieved when the shoulder is still and does not move, but chronic pain is felt every time it moves, and joint movement is limited. The third stage lasts from 12 to 18 months or longer. At this point, the pain becomes very mild and often occurs when it is related to joint movement. Pain also occurs when the patient tries to overcome the severely limited range of the shoulder joint on his or her own.

If treated in the early stages, most joint movement functions are restored. However, if the symptoms are severe enough to cause fibrosis of the joint capsule, treatment is difficult and the effect is slow. Therefore, it is better to receive treatment quickly rather than suffering for a long time without treatment.

Initially, the goal is to reduce pain and inflammation with painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, local injections, and physical therapy. Exercise therapy can also help restore the range of motion of stiff shoulder joints. If there is no improvement despite long-term treatment, surgery may be necessary. The surgery is performed by separating the adhered joint membrane through an arthroscope and widening the narrowed joint capsule.