Perimenopausal arthralgia in the shoulder

AbstractObjective:To evaluate perimenopausal arthralgia in the shoulder and treatment thereof.Methods:Participants with perimenopausal (n = 197) or premenopausal (n = 113) shoulder arthralgia were included in the study. The prevalences of synovitis, adhesive capsulitis, rotator cuff disorder, arthritis, and other pathologies in the two groups were compared. Participants diagnosed with synovitis were treated with oral prednisolone for 9 to 12 weeks.Results:The most common diagnosis in the perimenopausal and premenopausal groups was adhesive capsulitis (35.4% and 31.8%, respectively), but the difference in prevalence between the two groups was not significant (P = 0.532). The second most common diagnosis in the perimenopausal group was shoulder synovitis (25.1%), the prevalence of which was significantly higher than that in the premenopausal group (6.2%; P 
Source: Menopause - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research