[메디컬투데이=고동현 기자] The number of people who enjoy various sports is increasing as outdoor activities increase in the sunny and clear autumn weather. Recently, golf, tennis, and badminton are gaining popularity among people who enjoy leisure sports, and as more and more patients visit the hospital with injuries because they do not master the basics properly or exercise with an incorrect posture, special attention should be paid. it is demanding
In general, golf, tennis, and badminton are sports that use a lot of arms, so if you overdo it, it is known that diseases such as golf elbow (medial epicondylitis) or tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) occur. . However, shoulder injuries should not be overlooked as all exercises that use the arms other than the elbow are basically the key to smooth movement of the shoulder and control of the strength.
One of the most common sports injuries in the shoulder area is a rotator cuff tear. This refers to a state in which one or more of the rotator cuff tendons, which connect the shoulder and the arm and help rotate the shoulder, are damaged or ruptured.
A rotator cuff tear is the most common cause of aging and degenerative changes, but it is also a common disease in those who use their arms a lot for work or sports. In particular, if you exercise without sufficiently relaxing your muscles in weather with a severe daily temperature difference such as these days, there is a high possibility of shoulder and joint damage, and it can easily occur during a strong swing motion during sports activities that move the arm up and down.
When the rotator cuff is torn, severe pain does not start immediately as with other joint or ligament injuries. Since the regression process takes place over several months or years rather than one morning, if you feel slight pain in the beginning, it is better to visit a hospital and receive early treatment.
| ▲ Director Hong Seong-woo (Photo=Provided by Barunmadi Hospital) |
Typical symptoms of a rotator cuff tear include a decrease in muscle strength in the shoulder area, making it difficult to lift heavy objects, and shoulder pain worsens when sleeping on one side, especially at night. In addition, as the rupture range usually increases as time goes by, it is difficult to lift the shoulder, and it becomes difficult to swing the arm, which is similar to the symptoms of frozen shoulder.
For an accurate diagnosis of symptoms, an accurate examination by a specialist is required. If a rotator cuff tear is diagnosed, non-surgical or surgical treatment is performed depending on the degree and pattern of the tear. If the rupture is not severe in the early stage of symptoms, non-surgical treatment such as drug treatment, injection treatment, manual treatment, etc. are performed. do.
Director Hong Seong-woo of Barunmadi Hospital said, “If symptoms of a rotator cuff tear do not progress much, non-surgical treatment can sufficiently improve it, so it is important to treat it early if symptoms develop. It is necessary to stop the exercise or routine, be careful about actions that put a strain on the shoulder, such as lifting heavy objects, and to visit the hospital within a few days to receive an accurate diagnosis and then receive treatment.”
Medical Today reporter Koh Dong-hyun ([email protected])
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