Tendonitis In Shoulder

[farangconnection]

I have Tendonitis in my shoulder, and the pain is unbearable at times, especially coupled with my other problems. Does anyone know of a good drug to releive the swelling/pain ( not pain killers) I have had therapy, and I carried on the therapy and exercize at home with no positive results. I suggested to my doctor Cortison injections ,but he said no. I tried Solone for a week but that didn't help. Any ideas? It has been 5 months now. I get relief by rubbing hot balm into it, but the doc said no to that as well. But as it is the only thing that brings slight relief, I carried on doing that.

Edited May 13, 2009 by camerata
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[Sheryl]

I have Tendonitus in my shoulder, and the pain is unbearable at times, especially coupled with my other problems. Does anyone know of a good drug to releive the swelling/pain ( not pain killers) I have had therapy, and I carried on the therapy and exercize at home with no positive results. I suggested to my doctor Cortison injections ,but he said no. I tried Solone for a week but that didn't help. Any ideas? It has been 5 months now. I get relief by rubbing hot balm into it, but the doc said no to that as well. But as it is the only thing that brings slight relief, I carried on doing that.

See the thread currently running on shoulder pain as it has a lot of info on this.

NSAIDs are the drug of choice and may need to be given in comparatively high doses, there are many, many preparations on the market, all OTC. Be sure to take with food and not if you have any history of ulcer, coagulation (clotting) problems or kidney disease.

Have you had an MRI? If not, might be advisable to be sure that the problem really is just tendonitis.

I'm not sure why, after 5 months, and at a point where exercise is advised, the doctor would advise against balm. I think it should be OK as long as you're gentle in rubbing it on (avoiding excessive maniupulation of the shoulder)

Ice in the initial period and heat applications thereafter (which is where you are) are also often helpful.

[farangconnection]

I'm not sure why, after 5 months, and at a point where exercise is advised, the doctor would advise against balm. I think it should be OK as long as you're gentle in rubbing it on (avoiding excessive maniupulation of the shoulder)

Of course, the strange thing about that is that the therapist at the hospital applies balm before treatment commences.

[camerata]

Of course, the strange thing about that is that the therapist at the hospital applies balm before treatment commences.

Balm? They're not giving you ultrasound? I'd also recommend an MRI to find out what exactly is wrong. My doc recommended the MRI after 2.5 months of no progress. In any case you should have the MRI before any steroid shots. They thought I had tendonitis but after the MRI the main problem turned out to be synovitis, which means the steroid shot would be in a different place, with less serious consequences.

[farangconnection]

yes,they rub the balm in before the ultra-sound. I have bought a supply of Synflex now.

Edited May 13, 2009 by farangconnection

[camerata]

yes,they rub the balm in before the ultra-sound. I have bought a supply of Synflex now.

In Bangkok we get KY-Jelly before the ultrasound. I think Synflex is mainly for arthritis and regenerating cartilage. I use a similar product for my knees.

[sabaijoe]

I have Tendonitis in my shoulder, and the pain is unbearable at times, especially coupled with my other problems. Does anyone know of a good drug to releive the swelling/pain ( not pain killers) I have had therapy, and I carried on the therapy and exercize at home with no positive results. I suggested to my doctor Cortison injections ,but he said no. I tried Solone for a week but that didn't help. Any ideas? It has been 5 months now. I get relief by rubbing hot balm into it, but the doc said no to that as well. But as it is the only thing that brings slight relief, I carried on doing that.

Hi farangconnection,

I saw your blog and thought I should comment. My Mother in UK has the same problem with tendonitus in her shoulder. She has now had it operated on but before that she used to get cortison injections regularly and it certainly did the trick for her.

Good luck, hope you get some pain relief soon.

[tomartoh]

It may not be tendonitis. In my experience a lot of doctors miss diagnose these shoulder problems and only a really good one will sort it out.

I had problems with my left shoulder for many years and saw a doctor at the Bumrungrad who was the doc for the Thai football team and he appeared to know what he was doing and said it was bursitis. However since then a variety of diagnosis for the same problem from different docs. I am sorry i never had it operated on at the time.

About 7 years ago in India I had a hair cut and they give you a head and shoulder massage in the barbers as part of the service. That was the only time a massage cleared the pain up.

I injured right shoulder playing the one off game of badminton a year ago and it is nearly ok now. At 5 months it was agony and I had had pills potions and injections. In the end exercises started the long process of clearing it up. If you dont exercise then you lose flexibility.

[camerata]

I injured right shoulder playing the one off game of badminton a year ago and it is nearly ok now. At 5 months it was agony and I had had pills potions and injections. In the end exercises started the long process of clearing it up. If you dont exercise then you lose flexibility.

What was the diagnosis? How long from the injury until you started feeling you were making progress? For me it's been 3 months of dry needling, NSAIDs and physio, and I'm only just starting to feel a miniscule improvement. But I haven't had a steroid shot yet. My diagnosis was sinovitis - inflammation of the lining of the joint.

[FBN]

Badminton, tennis and other racquet sports have a high risk of rotator cuff injuries and even in the best hands, surgery for this seldom results in a 100% solution.

Maria Sharapova dropped from no 1 in the world to no 126 and even after 10 mths of probably the best medical attention money can buy, it is doubtful that she will ever get that back.

[tomartoh]

What was the diagnosis? How long from the injury until you started feeling you were making progress? For me it's been 3 months of dry needling, NSAIDs and physio, and I'm only just starting to feel a miniscule improvement. But I haven't had a steroid shot yet. My diagnosis was sinovitis - inflammation of the lining of the joint.

diagnosis was bursitis.went to local hospital after 5 months, at that time going to bed was painful. had phsyio for a week and decided i could replicate most for myself for free. another 2 months started to feel alot better, i also did lots of light weights working out with dumbells at home. now today i feel as if i could play a gentle game of badminton again, which i wont. i definitely feel the excercises did the trick. i did both shoulders /upper body/arms and have more or less kept up with the weight training, albeit with heavier weights now. feel better and look better

Edited May 28, 2009 by camerata
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