What Part of Your Arm Hurts?

The home treatment of tendinitis can be a very successful program for anybody suffering from various forms of tendinitis including shoulder tendinitis. Why continue suffering when there is a successful home treatment program for shoulder tendinitis? Here is such a simple, inexpensive approach for dealing with shoulder tendinitis.

The shoulder is number two of all joint problems, second only to the elbow because of the prevalence of difficulties in the elbow. When considering shoulder tendonitis, the shoulder itself presents many other problems as well: arthritis, joint jamming, neuritis, labrum (cartilage) problems, adhesive capulitis (frozen shoulder), or rotator cuff strains or tears.All of these conditions can cause pain and limited range of motion of the shoulder joint. So, when a patient says, “My arm hurts” it opens the floodgate, and bodes the question, “What part of your arm hurts?”

10 Hot Spots in “Trouble Making” Shoulder Tendinitis

1. Shoulder Tendinitis and NeuritisThe cause is usually in the spine. Therapy is Chiropractic manipulation (The REAL thing, NOT the empty “staple gun”) It takes some time and may, in the beginning, seem worse, but after 6-8 visits, a light can be seen at the end of the tunnel.

2. Shoulder Tendinitis and Biceps tendinitisThere are two biceps tendons:A. The long head of the biceps muscle tendon is located on the front side of the shoulder near the shoulder crease. It responds well to our therapy.

B. The main biceps muscle tendon is located at the front side center (palm up) of the elbow. It too responds well to our therapy.

3. Shoulder Tendinitis and the Narrow A-C jointThe acromio-clavicular joint is the smaller of the two shoulder joints. The top of the shoulder can become very painful through injury or over-use. Suggested therapy is manipulation of the scapula, which delivers exceptional results and cold applications for 10 minutes twice daily.

4. Shoulder Tendinitis and Supra-spinatus tendinitisThis tendon is located at the upper outside (mid-deltoid) area of the shoulder. It responds well to our therapy, as do most of the others mentioned previously in this article.

5. Shoulder Tendinitis and Osteo-ArthritisThis condition may be evident on x-ray as calcium deposits or roughening of the head of the humerus (upper arm bone). Pain on movement and during weather changes is common (in fact, arthritis patients are often excellent meteorologists!). Glucosamine Sulfate can often help as well as heat or cold applications.

6. Shoulder Tendinitis: BursitisThe bursa is a sack that holds the joint fluid in place. When the sack becomes aggravated, it inflames and may produce more joint fluid causing swelling of the joint. Twice a day, you should place cold applications over the entire joint for 10 minutes and rest. This is the recommended therapy for this condition.

7. Shoulder Tendinitis and Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)Contrary to what some experts may say, I tend believe that without exercise the shoulder will not improve and could even become worse. There is a correct way and a wrong way to perform this exercise; and it requires a helper to perform correctly.

8. Shoulder Tendinitis: Joint-JammingInjury or over use is the direct cause of joint-jamming. Therapy is “Pump-Handle” the arm toward the body with a roll of bathroom tissue tucked into the axilla (armpit). Protect the side of the rib cage with padded thin plywood flat on the rib area and under the bathroom tissue.

9. Shoulder Tendinitis and Rotator Cuff Strains or TearsThis results from a heavy workload, or over-extending the shoulder joint. Therapy: Special exercise tubing strengthens the rotator cuff and cold applications for 10 minutes, twice a day.Rotator cuff tears are due to severe strain, usually requiring surgery.

10. Shoulder Tendinitis and Cartilage ProblemsSurgery is usually necessary when the labrum (cartilage) is damaged.