Shoulder Bursitis Exercise Management
Shoulder bursitis is a condition of the shoulder involving pain but is different from something like frozen shoulder. It is often related to shoulder tendonitis which manifests similar symptoms. Shoulder bursitis is also called impingement syndrome as it also impinge the rotator cuff muscles resulting to its inflammation.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.
Other cause for shoulder bursitis is impingement of the tendons inserted to the shoulder joint. Thickening of the tendons or the bursa occur resulting to the manifestations of symptoms.
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.
To relieve pain on the shoulder with bursitis, rehabilitation exercise can help. The following 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. Keep the position for about 5 seconds. Another exercise is the wand exercise. To flex your shoulder, you can stand upright holding a stick in both hands with palms down. Lift your hand over your head while holding a straight elbow. Hold the position for 5 seconds and you can repeat the same procedure for 10 times. Assume the initial position as the other exercise and bring the arms backward to perform the shoulder wand exercise.
You can lean on the back from the wall then shrug the shoulder, holding it for 5 seconds. Pull both you shoulder blades towards each other 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 exercises are useful in the management of a painful shoulder 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.
