of the shoulder is the condition resulting from inflammation of one of the tendons of the rotator cuff or of the long head tendon of the brachial biceps.
Typical of those who practice sports such as tennis or swimming, shoulder tendonitis recognizes various causes: it can be due to a functional overload of the inflamed tendon; it may be due to an unusual accumulation of calcium deposits in the tendon; it can be a consequence of the partial or total laceration of a tendon structure; finally, it can result from the crushing of the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle, a muscle of the rotator cuff.
In general, at the beginning, shoulder tendonitis is characterized by mild symptoms, which occur only during the movement of the shoulder-arm complex; in a more advanced phase, however, it is marked by persistent symptoms, which make it difficult to carry out the simplest daily gestures.
Diagnosis of shoulder tendonitis is based on physical examination, history, and imaging (MRI is the procedure of imaging of election).
As a rule, the treatment of episodes of shoulder tendonitis is conservative; surgery, in fact, is indicated only in specific circumstances, such as in the presence of an "inflammation due to the laceration of a tendon.
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Typical of those who practice sports such as tennis or swimming, shoulder tendonitis recognizes various causes: it can be due to a functional overload of the inflamed tendon; it may be due to an unusual accumulation of calcium deposits in the tendon; it can be a consequence of the partial or total laceration of a tendon structure; finally, it can result from the crushing of the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle, a muscle of the rotator cuff.
In general, at the beginning, shoulder tendonitis is characterized by mild symptoms, which occur only during the movement of the shoulder-arm complex; in a more advanced phase, however, it is marked by persistent symptoms, which make it difficult to carry out the simplest daily gestures.
Diagnosis of shoulder tendonitis is based on physical examination, history, and imaging (MRI is the procedure of imaging of election).
As a rule, the treatment of episodes of shoulder tendonitis is conservative; surgery, in fact, is indicated only in specific circumstances, such as in the presence of an "inflammation due to the laceration of a tendon.
and that it can be due to the suffering of a tendon of the rotator cuff or the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachialis.
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