I'm hoping this is what I have and not a tear or something. But how can I determine if I have tendinitis in the upper bicep or shoulder/rotator cuff? Thanks
Last edited by curtisj76 : 02-14-2006 at 05:48 PM.
This is a very complicated joint due to the many motions its responsible for. It could even stem from a problem from the neck and shoulder blade region which eventually goes through the shoulder and down toward the bicep. Great question and hopefully an expect can answer this............
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My opinion it is always due to the shoulder muscles. http://www.mypressureproducts.com/pa...ence_chart.htm
Get a hard rubber ball (lacrosse ball) and start rubbing the shoulder and neck trigger points against a wall.
The will be sore to the touch but within a week will loosen up along with the shoulder.
The long head of biceps runs beneath the rotaor cuff then down the front of the shoulder where it joins the biceps belly
Biciptial tendinitis is felt in the front of the shoulder. If yoy roll your fingers across the front of the shoulder you can feel the tendon.
Put your elbow at your side and your forearm out in front. Now flex and extend your elbow. Try turning your forearm on its axis (pronation/supination). Pian felyt anteriorly with these actions is often bicipital in nature.
Rotator cuff tendinitis is felt over the outer shoulder and upper arm. Typically it is hard to sleep on the side at night. Place your arm straight by your side and raise it sideways in an arc above your head. If you have pain as the arm goes through horizontal this is typical of rotator cuff pathology. Weakness can mean a cuff tear.
Exercise can help both these conditions (but cannot repair a tear) and Im sure Vickii will have some advice re these.
Remember if in doubt or you are getting worse see a doctor. If it is your right arm beware that cardiac pain can refer to the right shoulder so if you have a cardiac history, any chest tightness or jaw pain call an ambulance!
Pleased to here your getting better. 29 would be young to have a cuff tear. Tendintis is more likely. The other diagnosis to consider in a younger person i.e you is a biceps anchor lesion or anterior labral lesion. Diagnosed either with MRI or athroscopy
How bad is tendinitis? If I can live with the pain can I still be active? Or will it turn into something worse? I'm ready to do what it takes to get better. Hopefully Vickie will check in and give me some tips.
Tendinitis varies in its seriousness. It normally gets better with rest. Vickie may be able to advise you on exercises that depress the humeral head relative to the acromion (subscapularis, teres minor, lat dorsi) and also scapular stabilising exercise. These should help.
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