Shoulder Osteoarthritis (Omarthrosis): Therapy

General measures

  • Avoidance of:
    • Overloading of the joints, e.g., by competitive and high-performance sports or long-lasting heavy physical loads, e.g., in the profession (construction workers, especially floor layers).
    • Lack of physical activity, since the cartilage gets its micronutrients from the synovial fluid, it is dependent on the joint being moved

Conventional non-surgical therapy methods

Nutritional medicine

  • Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
  • Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
    • A total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit daily (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
    • Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
    • High-fiber diet (whole grains, vegetables).
  • Selection of appropriate food based on the nutritional analysis
  • See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)” – Taking a suitable dietary supplement.
  • Detailed information on nutritional medicine you will receive from us.

Sports Medicine

Physical therapy (including physiotherapy)

Physical therapy can help alleviate symptoms. It offers a wide range of treatment methods that support the therapy of osteoarthritis:

  • Exercise therapy:
    • Loosening exercises
    • Light resistance exercises to help straighten the body and improve symptoms
    • Exercises for external rotation, for example, with 1 kg dumbbells or a theraband.
  • Thermotherapy, this consists of heat and cold therapy (cryotherapy):
    • Heat therapy in the form of balneotherapy (warm water baths with mineral salts dissolved in it) or electrothermotherapy has an analgesic effect (analgesic) and thus provides some rest for the joint and the body to regain strength.
    • Cryotherapy is used only in active, inflammatory omarthrosis.

Complementary treatment methods

  • High-intensity ultrasound (HIU) – The procedure is used for localized, noninvasive delivery of therapeutic compounds (pharmaceuticals) by ultrasound to articular cartilage and subchondral bone. [The procedure is still in testing.]
  • Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy (PMT) – physical procedure that usually uses pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) to improve microcirculation and stimulate and regulate cellular and energy balance.