12/06/2026
The catch when you reach for your seatbelt. The pull when you towel-dry your hair. The dull ache that shows up at the end of every workday.
Shoulder discomfort doesn't always announce itself loudly. It builds. And by the time you can't sleep on that side, the joint has usually been compensating for weeks โ sometimes years.
In TCM, shoulder issues are rarely just about the shoulder. We look at where Qi and blood are stagnating, whether the channels feeding the joint are blocked, and what posture, overuse, or old injury has been quietly draining the area.
What this often turns out to be:
โณ Frozen shoulder (ไบๅ่ฉ) โ the "fifty-year shoulder," though it hits earlier now
โณ Rotator cuff strain โ from desk work, lifting, or sports
โณ Shoulder impingement โ narrowed space, pinched tendons
โณ Tendon inflammation โ overuse without recovery
โณ Posture-related strain โ the modern desk worker's quiet injury
Physician Lim Yu Bin Ader (Hillion Mall) joins to share what to do before it becomes chronic โ and what TCM does that physiotherapy alone often misses.
๐ป Mon, 15 June ยท 11:15am ยท Hao FM 96.3
๐ Broadcast in Chinese
๐ Save this if you've been ignoring that shoulder.
๐ฌ DM us "SHOULDER" to enquire about a consultation.
