Treat Shoulder Tendonitis Before Its Too Late

							Title:
Treat Shoulder Tendonitis Before Its
 Too Late

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722

Summary:
If you catch shoulder tendonitis in
 its early stages it is possible to
 treat and recover fully. This arti
cle contains the information you ne
ed to diagnose and treat shoulder t
endonitis.


Keywords:
shoulder tendonitis, tendonitis, te
ndonitis treatment, tendonitis help
, tendonitis symptoms


Article Body:
Shoulder tendonitis is the inflamma
tion of the tendons around the shou
lder’s rotator cuff and upper bicep
 area. Shoulder tendonitis is usual
ly developed by sports and activiti
es that require you to lift your ha
nds above your head repeatedly. Com
mon activities that often lead to s
houlder tendonitis are strength tra
ining (bodybuilding), some certain
swimming strokes, racket sports lik
e squash and tennis, cricket and an
y manual job that requires lifting
of items over the shoulders.

The early symptoms of shoulder tend
onitis include some light pain in t
he area where the upper bicep meets
 the shoulder and possibly some lig
ht swelling and tenderness. Usually
 the pain only occurs when the shou
lder is under pressure. As the tend
onitis develops the pain will occur
 at any time of the day or night, e
ven when you are sleeping. The area
 where the pain occurs will get lar
ger often encompassing the entire r
otator cuff area and in some cases
the upper bicep. Movement of the sh
oulder will be very restricted ofte
n painful.

So how do you know if you are devel
oping shoulder tendonitis? As menti
oned above, the first sign of tendo
nitis developing is the pain in the
 shoulder when it’s under pressure.
 If you feel a pain in your shoulde
r when you are lifting heavy weight
s and playing sport this is usually
 a sign that tendonitis is developi
ng.

The first (and most obvious) step t
o take is stop doing whatever activ
ity is causing the pain in your sho
ulder. We recommend that you stop t
his activity for at least one week.
 After that week, you should attemp
t lifting some very light weights t
o see if the pain is still occurrin
g. If the pain does not occur, then
 it is likely that you simply strai
ned your shoulder muscle or in more
 serious cases damaged the tendon t
emporarily. In this case you should
 ease back into the activity. If th
e pain does occur, it is likely tha
t you have developed mild shoulder
tendonitis.

Now that you have identified that y
ou have tendonitis in your shoulder
 you must rest it once again. This
time rest it for about three weeks.
 During this three week period you
should not partake in any activity
that may strain your shoulder. This
 includes light lifting and sports.
After that three weeks is up it is
time to start to strengthen the sho
ulder to prevent the tendonitis. Th
ere are several light exercises tha
t you can do strengthen your should
er muscles and tendons. You should
start with very light weights, 1kg
should be about right for males and
 .5kg for females.

Start by holding the weight in your
 right hand with your palm facing y
our body. Keeping your arm straight
 raise the weight straight out in f
ront of you until it is at shoulder
 height. Repeat this exercise for t
wenty repetitions. Repeat for your
left hand. Now get the same weight
and instead of moving it out to you
r front move it out to your side. K
eep your arm straight and do this e
xercise for twenty repetitions. Rep
eat for your left arm.

If you feel any pain during these e
xercises it is time to go and see y
our doctor or physician. It is poss
ible that your shoulder tendonitis
may require further treatment. See
links at the bottom of this page fo
r details.
If these exercises do not bring bac
k the pain in your shoulder you are
 on the road to recovery. You shoul
d do these exercises every day for
one to two weeks. You may increase
the weight slightly if the exercise
s are feeling too easy for you. But
 remember now to overdo it.

So in about four to five weeks you
should be able to get back into the
 sport, exercise or activity that c
aused your shoulder pain. You shoul
d always ease back into exercise. M
ake sure you warm up and stretch yo
ur shoulder for about ten minutes b
efore and after the activity.

Remember, shoulder tendonitis can b
e permanent, but it also can be tre
ated relatively easily without medi
cation. Many people get inpatient a
nd do not give the shoulder suffici
ent rest time or recovery time befo
re attempting a possibly straining
activity. If you do not rest and st
rengthen your shoulder correctly th
ere is a large possibility that sho
ulder tendonitis will develop again
. If you shoulder pain does reoccur
you should see professional advice
from your doctor physician.