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Impingement Syndrome: Pain and evasive movement in everyday life
Technique: Integration of the learned exercises in everyday activities The goal of the treatment is pain-free movement in everyday life and at work. However, as long as an acute/subacute impingement syndrome is still present, activities that cause pain should be avoided. If the known pain in the shoulder occurs during household chores or professional work routines, it is advisable to perform the desired movement without load, i.e. not to take complete rest, but to keep the range of motion below the pain threshold so that the structures of the shoulder joint are not irritated again each time.
In addition, our brain “remembers” the pain, in the worst case it becomes chronic and remains so even when the causes of the pain have already been eliminated. In the case of overhead activities, it is helpful to “get closer” to the working level by using a stepladder or to relearn work for a period of relief on the side that is not affected. Longer phone calls can be made easier by using a headset.
The learned exercises for shoulder joint stabilization can also be used in everyday activities, e.g. before lifting or spreading the arm, consciously stabilize the shoulder blade and the head of the shoulder joint in order to avoid the pinching pain in the shoulder. Sleeping on the painful shoulder is usually avoided by those affected on their own as long as there is pain at rest. An important indication for the improvement of the problem is that lying on the affected side is again tolerated.
