Shoulder Arthrosis
What is
Shoulder osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joint that joins the humeral head and the glenoid cavity of the shoulder blade. It occurs “through wear and tear” whereby the degenerative disease triggers a loss of the cartilage covering the articular surfaces, so that the joint space progressively disappears.
This results in the loss of articular cartilage and hardening with the possible formation of bony formations called osteophytes that can restrict joint mobility.
Its development is slow and the pain appears gradually and worsens over time. Since there is no cure, the objective is to stop the deterioration of the joint and provide the ideal conditions for it to last for many years.
Causes
- Age: the cartilage’s low capacity for repair decreases every year, to which we have to add the wear and tear that occurs.
- Hereditary factors: the shape of our arms and chest can lead to a direct overload of this joint.
- An old trauma.
- An extensive tear of the shoulder tendons.
Symptoms
The symptoms accompanying osteoarthritis generally do not appear suddenly, but develop over the years. The most frequent are:
- Pain in the area that is no longer protected due to cartilage wear.
- The crunching sounds that occur when the joint wears out.
- The effusion that produces inflammation that is triggered in an unprotected joint.
- The daily and continuous shock of bones devoid of cartilage.
- Decreased mobility.
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