Health Within the last several weeks, I have had two friends telling me about the pain they were experiencing with one of their shoulders. One of the few injuries fromwhich I have suffered (from playing tennis) was tendinitis in my right shoulder. This lasted for nearly two years before spontaneously ending. Shoulder pain often comes on without warning and for no apparent reason. There are a number of conditions that may cause the pain, but the most common is shoulder tendinitis. In addition to the pain that results − especially whenmoving the arm− limitation in the range of movement often occurs, making it more difficult to performoverhead functions such as brushing hair, fastening a bra and lifting. The shoulder joint is comprised of a group of muscles called the rotator cuff that keeps the upper arm (humerus) within the socket of the shoulder blade (scapula). When one or more of the tendons of these muscles (the rotator cuff) becomes inflamed, rotator cuff tendinitis occurs and, if the muscle is the large biceps muscle, it results in biciptal tendinitis. Shoulder tendinitis is usually attributed to some repetitive stress on the shoulder tendons as seen in tennis, pickle ball, golfing and baseball, and overhead activity. Sometimes, it can arise from a more obvious injury or fall and, in those cases, there may actually be a rotator cuff tear wherein the tendon actually separates partially or totally from its bony attachment. Symptoms of tendinitis include SHOULDER PAIN Causes and Treatment By Dr. Robert MacMillan MD 32 | www.snowbirds.org
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