How to remedy shoulder pain during confinement?

When a woman is in confinement after childbirth, her body is very fragile. If she is not careful, she may suffer from postpartum diseases. For example, if she does not keep warm during the confinement period and is caught in the wind, she will experience various pains in her body or feel cold. Therefore, during the confinement period, you must start from all aspects to improve your physical health. So, what should you do if your shoulders hurt during the confinement period?

According to the Chinese confinement tradition, you must pay attention to keeping warm during the confinement period. You cannot be exposed to the wind directly, especially your shoulders. You should wrap your shoulders with a towel during the confinement period to prevent yourself from catching a cold. Otherwise, you will easily develop postpartum disease. As soon as the weather turns cold, your entire shoulder will feel sore, uncomfortable, and you will not be able to sleep. Therefore, shoulder pain during confinement is caused by confinement disease.

"Postpartum disease" refers to the symptoms of numbness, soreness, swelling and deformation of joints and muscles, fear of wind, cold and cold water, cold hands and feet, headache, insomnia, anemia and night sweats caused by the damage of women's vitality during the confinement period and the infiltration of wind, cold and dampness. The individual causes of postpartum disease include working too early, running into cold water too early, washing hair too early, being blown by cold wind too early, catching a cold, being tired, malnutrition, bending over too much, etc., and the common symptoms of postpartum disease include back pain. If necessary, go to the rheumatology and orthopedics department of a regular hospital for examination to determine the cause, and it can also be treated with Chinese medicine.

What should I do if I have shoulder pain during the confinement period? In this case, Chinese medicine can often be used in combination with physical therapy, topical medications, massage and other treatment methods, including cupping and moxibustion. Shoulder pain caused by postpartum illness requires careful care, avoid overwork and cold, and it is recommended to do appropriate exercise.

How to treat postpartum disease

1. Early detection and early treatment

Postpartum diseases are best treated during the confinement period. Many postpartum diseases can be cured during the confinement period. If you do not pay attention to it and fail to discover it in time, the longer the postpartum disease is delayed, the greater the damage to the body and the more difficult it will be to cure. Generally speaking, postpartum illnesses such as colds must be cured in time during the confinement period. You can take a bath in a basin with Chinese herbal medicine to completely evaporate the cold in the body. After treatment in this way, you must not be exposed to colds again, otherwise the cold will invade the body more seriously. For other problems like low back pain and joint pain, you need to pay attention to rest during the confinement period and avoid overwork.

2. Symptomatic treatment

For a series of postpartum symptoms, you should not seek medical treatment randomly or trust folk remedies. You should go to the hospital for examination in time, determine the symptoms and causes, and receive symptomatic treatment. In order to avoid careless use of medication, aggravating the condition or missing the best time for treatment.