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Back肩痛未必是五十肩,持續疼痛或出現特殊警訊應盡早就醫
肩痛未必是五十肩,持續疼痛或出現特殊警訊應盡早就醫
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肩痛未必是五十肩,持續疼痛或出現特殊警訊應盡早就醫

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肩痛、手抬不起來未必是五十肩,疼痛可能來自肌腱、滑囊、關節囊、骨頭、神經,甚至頸椎、心臟疾病、感染及腫瘤也可能以肩痛表現。國泰綜合醫院復健科主治醫師郭家瑜提醒,若疼痛持續數週或出現夜間痛、發燒、體重下降等特殊警訊,應盡早就醫釐清病因。

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肩痛是常見症狀,許多人將其歸因於五十肩,但實際病因多樣,包括肌腱問題、關節炎、神經壓迫甚至內臟疾病。

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2026/09/10 11:16

肩痛、手抬不起來,未必是「五十肩」,若疼痛持續數週,或出現特殊警訊,應盡早就醫,釐清病因。(圖擷取自shutterstock)

〔記者羅碧/台北報導〕肩痛、手抬不起來,許多人直覺認為是「五十肩」;但肩痛背後原因相當多。國泰綜合醫院復健科主治醫師郭家瑜表示,疼痛可能來自肌腱、滑囊、關節囊、骨頭或神經,甚至頸椎、心臟疾病、感染及腫瘤也可能以肩痛表現,若疼痛持續數週或出現特殊警訊,應盡早就醫,釐清病因。

郭家瑜指出,五十肩是常見原因之一,典型症狀是主動與被動活動都明顯受限,常有夜間痛,無法側睡患側,穿衣、梳頭或手伸到背後都會卡住,好發於40至65歲,糖尿病及甲狀腺疾病患者風險較高。近年研究也認為,五十肩可能與高血糖、代謝異常、慢性發炎及更年期後荷爾蒙變化有關。

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另一常見原因是鈣化性肌腱病變,急性發炎時可能突然劇痛,甚至連輕微移動手臂都難以忍受;肩夾擠症候群則常在抬手、拿高處物品、游泳或打球時疼痛,可能與旋轉肌肌腱退化、滑囊發炎及重複負荷等因素有關。

旋轉肌肌腱病變或撕裂也可能造成肩痛、拿重物困難或手臂無力。若跌倒、突然拉扯或提重物後,手臂突然抬不起來或肌力明顯下降,就要懷疑較大的旋轉肌撕裂,拖延過久可能造成肌腱退縮與肌肉萎縮。

較少見但不能忽略的是SLAP病灶,也就是上關節唇撕裂傷,常見於投擲運動員、跌倒時以手撐地,或長期進行肩部活動者,可能出現深層肩痛、喀喀聲、卡住感及出力不穩;肩關節不穩定或反覆脫臼者,則可能有肩膀快要「滑出去」的感覺。

郭家瑜提醒,有些肩痛其實不是肩膀本身出問題,頸椎神經根壓迫可能造成肩膀至手臂疼痛、麻木、刺痛或無力;心臟疾病有時也會出現轉移性肩痛,感染及腫瘤雖較罕見,同樣不能忽略。

值得注意的是,若是不明原因且持續加重的夜間痛,休息時也會痛,或伴隨發燒、體重下降、肩部腫塊,以及一般治療後仍未改善,就要警覺感染或腫瘤等較少見原因,盡早接受進一步檢查。

Open Questions

  • 肩痛患者中,有多少比例最終被診斷為非肌肉骨骼系統疾病?
  • 不同肩痛病因的早期警訊有何具體差異?
  • 基層醫療機構在鑑別診斷複雜肩痛方面的能力如何?

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