Duration of an inflamed shoulder
The duration of the inflammation depends on various factors. It is important to carry out an early therapy and to take care of the shoulder. If a therapy is carried out in time, late damage can be avoided.
Ultimately, any joint inflammation can cause damage to the joint and cartilage and thus lead to permanent pain. These can then only be alleviated by medication, physiotherapy and gymnastics.The destruction of the joint can also lead to arthrosis in the shoulder, which can cause recurrent complaints.
- A bursitis should be cured after a few weeks with adequate therapy and protection.
- A bacterial inflammation should be healed after four to six weeks of antibiotic therapy.
- Since rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, the inflammation will occur repeatedly in relapses and cannot be cured by medication. Nevertheless, an appropriate therapy is necessary to delay joint degeneration.
Prophylaxis: How do you prevent an inflamed shoulder?
In order to counteract inflammation in the shoulder, it helps above all not to overload the shoulder permanently and to ensure good posture and sufficient exercise. Anyone who suffers more frequently from inflammation in the shoulder should consider physiotherapy, where the physiotherapist can provide information about any incorrect posture that may have been trained.
Diagnosis of inflammation in the shoulder
Inflammation in the shoulder is often diagnosed on the basis of the medical history, the doctor-patient consultation. If the patient complains of increasing pain in the shoulder and movement restrictions, the situation is often already clear. In addition, palpation can help to localize the pain more precisely and identify signs of inflammation (overheating of the shoulder joint).
In addition, a blood sample should always be taken to see whether the inflammation in the shoulder is caused by bacteria or whether it is due to overloading of the shoulder. Often the doctor also takes additional synovial fluid samples to detect inflammatory cells. In rare cases, the shoulder is additionally x-rayed or a magnetic resonance tomography (MRI of the shoulder) is performed.
