My shoulder hurt so much that it ached just trying to take off my clothes, and it hurt when I tried to put them on because I couldn't straighten my arm. I had a lot of trouble working because I couldn't extend my arm, and I kept thinking it would get better, but I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went to an orthopedic clinic, and they said I had a muscle injury.
I received injections and underwent physical therapy, but it didn't improve. I went to a pain clinic, where they diagnosed it as frozen shoulder and gave me injections, but it still didn't get better. Worried, I visited a Korean medicine clinic, where they said my muscles were tired. I received acupuncture, cupping, and physical therapy for nearly 50 days, but there was no improvement. Left with no choice, I went to a different orthopedic clinic. After taking an ultrasound, they found calcium deposits and said they needed to be broken up with shockwave therapy. I underwent shockwave therapy, which cost as much as 70,000 won, for nearly two months, but that had no effect either.
However, my younger sibling said that Ajung Pureum Neurosurgery in Jeonju is very effective, so I made time to visit. When I arrived at the hospital, I saw a huge number of patients waiting, so I received treatment with high expectations. After looking at the X-rays, Director Park Cheol-hyeong said there was inflammation and gave me an injection, inserted acupuncture needles (not the kind used in traditional Korean medicine clinics) in several places, and performed physical therapy. Amazingly, it doesn't hurt anymore.
Since coming down, I haven't had any injections for about three days, but I've been getting acupuncture and physical therapy. Now I'm going back up, and it feels so good not to be in pain.
To Director Park Cheol-hyeong, the nurses, and the physical therapists
Thank you so much.