Steemit Learning Challenge-S21W1; Frozen Shoulder
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I have woken up to a frozen shoulder often, and my day ended in pain and an inability to complete certain tasks. Our shoulder is like a door hinge but more movable than a door hinge in that it can move up and down, side to side, and almost all around, but as we get older things change; as our door gets rusty, which could be associated with old age, it becomes hard for it to move the way it should; for a door lock, you grease or change it; for your shoulder, you need to do some special exercise like what we have below, and a therapist like @ashkhan can help, and she is making us understand the concepts better. This is a more simplified explanation or definition of frozen shoulder.
What is a frozen shoulder? |
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A frozen shoulder is a condition where a person's shoulder becomes stiff, that is, immovable, painful, and difficult to move past the range it once moved (limited mobility).
My approach to the diagnosis of a frozen shoulder |
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Clinical investigation or assessment test
First, the patient is the first to make a complaint before proceeding, that is, to take a vital science where the patient will be diagnosed. This is done by asking the patient a series of questions to confirm the category of frozen shoulder it belongs to, whether it is primary or secondary. If the patient slept and woke up to immobility of the hands to a certain range, then it is a frozen shoulder. Now perform a clinical check by palpating some areas mentioned by the patient, that is the affected area and see if there is joint tenderness. Ask the patient to observe some activities and see the range to which the hands can move. Then it can now be diagnosed as a frozen shoulder. Both clinical investigation and assessment tests are necessary for determining a frozen shoulder, depending on whether it is primary or secondary.
A short clip of the three therapeutic intervention exercises I performed to tackle a frozen shoulder. |
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Ward shoulder flexion, 1st and 2nd
https://youtube.com/shorts/AVyrJ_EKlso?si=61LYiE1OpPym6Pid
https://youtube.com/shorts/nL1li5AMwGY?si=ZvEmFU0J3bHjw7j1
Shoulder circle
Cross body stretch
https://youtube.com/shorts/ugurX_hl6gk?si=-_ijhkTbvxvxsYTZ
Most videos turned out to be in YouTube shorts format because it was recorded in landscape mode, click the links to watch
My feeling after the exercise |
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This exercise was not performed when I woke to a frozen shoulder, but this time I was healthy. I mean, nothing was wrong with my shoulder, but after this, I felt some flexibility in my muscle, especially when I performed the shoulder circle. I heard some cracks, like if bones were colliding together; the same was the case with the other 2 exercises I performed.
I would love to see @ngoenyi, @bossj23, and @mostofajaman join this contest.
Thank you for understanding the lesson and sharing your assignment; I hope that you will enjoy this week's lesson and try to implement it in your life if you see any such case.
Observations
Task 1 (2/3)
I have shared about the types, phases and stages of frozen shoulder but most of the users didn't write about phases and stages of frozen shoulder. In first question you have write about all the information you learned from lesson. You have add some good points but if you add the remaining data you can get more good grade. I appreciate your effort.
Task 2 (2/3)
In the second question, you write only about assessment through sign & symptoms, but you have to write the investigations name also the special tests that we need to perform while diagnosing frozen shoulder. Like CT scan, MRI and special tests like speed test, yergason test, and many more. You answer this question well but still need a bit more depth. Better.
Task 3 (3.8/4)
You try the wand shoulder flexion, shoulder circles and cross body stretch in a better way. I like that you try all the exercises better. Also added videos on YouTube. The best thing you feel relieved after performing these exercises. Remember always apply heating pad before performing these exercises. I appreciate your efforts.
Overall you made a good attempt to answer all the questions except question 1. You need to write in a more depth to get more good grades. Better try next time. I appreciate your efforts. But next time try to avoid the above written suggestions. Keep learning and try to implement your knowledge to the people suffering from any shoulder pathology. Thank you.
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Awesome! From the research you've done, it sounds like you really care about physical health. Good luck for the contest.
Yes I love physical and health education as well, each time its practical time when I was in high school I was always happy.