What are the dietary taboos for frozen shoulder?

There is currently no clear medical evidence that certain foods can directly induce or aggravate frozen shoulder. However, from the perspective of clinically alleviating symptoms and accelerating recovery, there are indeed several types of foods that are recommended to be avoided as much as possible during the attack period.

I treated a 52-year-old Aunt Zhang a while ago. Her right shoulder had been hurting for almost two months. She had been able to raise her arm to comb her hair after three physical treatments. She ate half a box of ice cream cake just in time for her grandson’s birthday. At a dinner party with friends, she also ate a pound of braised crayfish with cold beer. When she woke up the next day, she couldn’t lift her arm. She was sweating from the pain when she put on a pullover. When she came for a review, the inflammatory edema around the shoulder joint was more obvious than when she first came here.

Speaking of which, it is not that these things directly "injure the shoulder", but that the tendons and bursae around the shoulder joint during the onset of frozen shoulder are sterile inflammation caused by congestion and edema. Foods high in sugar and high purine will increase the level of inflammatory factors throughout the body. Drinking and eating ice-cold foods will stimulate local vasoconstriction and prevent metabolic waste from being discharged. As the edema subsides slowly, the pain will naturally become more severe. To put it bluntly, it is like running two laps even if your ankle is sprained and swollen. This is purely adding trouble to recovery.

As for the "hairy foods" such as beef, mutton, rooster meat, and ordinary seafood that many elderly people have repeatedly mentioned that they should not touch, in fact, there is currently no unified medical conclusion. I have encountered some patients with sensitive constitutions who really feel that their shoulders are stiff and painful after eating braised beef. There are also patients who eat seafood all the time without any discomfort. You can completely follow your body's feelings.

There was a 28-year-old programmer who suffered from frozen shoulder before. After searching on the Internet, he couldn’t eat any "fat food". For two months, he only dared to drink white porridge and stir-fried vegetables. He lost almost 8 pounds and lost a lot of muscle mass around his shoulders. The problem was supposed to be cured in one month, but it took three months to fully recover.

In fact, there is no need to overdo it. If you only have occasional shoulder soreness, you have already passed the acute pain stage. Just eat normally. There is no need to dare not touch anything. After all, the impact of diet on frozen shoulder is far less than if you catch a cold, stay at your desk for a long time, and do not do rehabilitation training. It is just to do less when the pain is severe, so as not to put extra burden on the body.