August 27th, 2010 by Morgan

The condition of shoulder bursitis always involve pain. It is often related to shoulder tendonitis which manifests similar symptoms. Inflammation occurs on the rotator cuff muscles when its tendons are also impinched which is why the condition is also called as impinchment syndrome.I’m going to focus on bursitis in this article but many of the same ideas can be applied if you have frozen shoulder or a similar condition.

The bursa and the inserted tendons in the shoulder joint may be compressed that cause shoulder bursitis. The tendons or the bursa may thickened which cause pain.

The initial reaction would be inflammatory response that may be caused by injury to the bursa and tendons. The affected structures then thicken that impinges the tissues eliciting the symptoms of pain. Painful shoulder occurs with overhead movement and the pain is more intense at night.

Bursitis on the shoulder produces pain which is relieved with shoulder rehabilitation. The next exercises will help strengthen and rehabilitate the shoulder after the pain subsides:

You can gently lean your back to the wall and the slowly squeeze your shoulder blade backward to the wall. For 5 seconds hold the position in place. Wand exercise may also be performed. To flex your shoulder, you can stand upright holding a stick in both hands with palms down. Lift your hand over your head while maintaining a straight elbow. While holding the position for 5 seconds, repeat the same process for 10 times. To perform the extension shoulder wand exercise, assume the same initial position then bring the arms backward.

Another simple exercise of the shoulder with bursitis is to stand with the back straight and shrug the shoulder holding it up for 5 seconds. Squeeze the shoulder blades back together and hold the position for 5 seconds. Next you pull down the shoulder in a way like you are reaching down for your pocket.

These helpful exercises can significantly relieve shoulder pain from bursitis. Shoulder exercises is a part of the shoulder treatment protocol that can help strengthen the shoulder joint’s surrounding tissues, maintain the shoulder joint mobility and prevent further pain and limited range of motion of the shoulder due to bursitis.