What is tendonitis?
Inflammation of the shoulder tendon is an inflammatory change in the tendon belonging to a particular muscle in the shoulder group, usually caused by overloading. By definition, tendons are fixed to a bone and serve to stabilize the muscle. Due to the proximity to the bone, movement always causes frictional processes, which can then become inflamed when overstressed or incorrectly stressed.
Causes of tendonitis of the shoulder
The most common causes of tendonitis of a shoulder muscle are incorrect strain or overstraining of the muscle. Overloading is caused by lifting heavy loads with untrained shoulder muscles. This can lead to inflammatory changes in the tendon of one or more muscles.
Another cause of tendon inflammation in the shoulder girdle is incorrect loading. If certain movements (e.g. rotation of the arm or lifting movements) are not carried out correctly, this can lead to greater friction in the area of the tendon than if the movement had been carried out in a way that was gentle on the joints and muscles. This results in an increased risk of tendon inflammation.
Chronic incorrect strain is one of the most common causes of incipient tendon inflammation in the shoulder joint. Biceps tendon inflammation is one of the most common tendon inflammations of the shoulder. The biceps tendon is irritated and degenerately altered in many people of advanced age.
Many shoulder pains can be attributed to an inflammation of the biceps tendon. The biceps muscle has two original tendons; the long biceps tendon is the most frequently affected. It extends over the head of humerus to the upper side of the shoulder joint.
This area of the joint is located under the acromion. Here, many joint structures run in a very confined space, so that tendon irritation can occur due to muscular strain, calcification of the joint, or for no apparent reason. If conservative therapies such as cooling, anti-inflammatory and sparing are not effective against tendon inflammation, the tendon can be surgically severed in the shoulder and sutured again on the upper arm. Learn more about the treatment options for biceps tendon inflammation.
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