Here's how you can tell Shoulder Bursitis vs Tendinitis | Learn Rehab Tips & Get BETTER!
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- If you've been diagnosed with bursitis or tendinitis of the shoulder I will help we differentiate between shoulder bursitis and rotator cuff problems and how we guide patients through the early stages of rehab for these diagnoses.
Burke Selbst PT OCS is a licensed physical therapist, adventurer and educator and is the owner of Focus Physical Therapy in Bend Oregon, a multispecialty and multidisciplinary sports, spine and orthopedic clinic serving all ages with one-on-one care.
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This is the best, clearest and most complete explanation I’ve found on TH-cam. Thanks! I’ll try to remember all this the next time I try to jump from 30 to 60 pushups per day from one day to the next. As another fitness person on TH-cam said, muscles develop strength much more quickly than joints… You’d think a person would learn to be patient by age 70 … sigh.
Patience is the hardest part 😔😒
Q ppl😅
You are not alone !
I've had both, and I can't imagine how one can be mistaken for the other. Tendonitis recurs. ALWAYS from overuse. In my case, from lifting weights. Bursitis was a one time thing. First in my right shoulder and a couple of years later in my left shoulder. Tendonitis did not limit shoulder mobility. It just hurt while lifting. Bursitis severely restricted shoulder mobility, but only hurt when I tried to extend my range of motion. Tendonitis is easy to cure. Rest a week or two and avoid activities that hurt. Rest did nothing for my bursitis, even after a year. I only got my mobility back through daily stretching exercises that HURT LIKE HELL.
Thank you so much for your explanation, after watching all these videos on shoulder pain ,I still was very much confused about my shoulder pain , you explained my shoulder pain perfectly , I can basically do anything with very little to no pain , but when I I have to left my arm , mainly above my head , it seems as though my shoulder is stuck with very little to no mobility and with excruciating pain , bursitis maybe ?
@@neilnewton4427 That is exactly what I had. And my father had, and my grandfather had. Unable to raise my arm above my head. In fact, I should have mentioned that. Bursitis. I cured it by grabbing the top of a door and stretching it through its full range of motion. Just like my father used to.
@@neilnewton4427 I think that bursitis probably is autoimmune. Something like the bad kind of arthritis. And from what I've heard, you only get it once.
Good to know I've been suffering from both from what is here. And yes, swimming really helped. Oh, because it hurt like heck for a year, I agree totally, plus I keep throwing them out over doing it, getting old so much fun
Having had both tendonitis and bursitis I agree. Well explained and exactly what I've experienced previously.
Thank you so much for this thorough explanation. I am understanding my shoulders so much better than what I learned from two visits to orthopedic specialist.
First time anyone has explained the problem that has plagued me for years. Thank you for giving us your time. My pain is in the front of my shoulder.
Has your shoulder recovered now
I can trace back the original injury to 35 years ago, pulling the dog leash in an external movement. After that, I would trigger it every spring or summer pitching a baseball. Later on swimming front crawl, the recovery stage, became a painful issue. Your explanation of the difference has really helped me understand and identify what my issue is…..including the acute pain increasing during the night! Thank you. I will put treatment suggestion to the test!
Thankyou so much......have had a shoulder problem for 50 years and have never had the problem explained so clearly.....will be following your advice.
Would love to hear more about increased tendonitis in post- menopausal women and how to cope with that. I’ve been to PT so many times for various tendon issues. This is the first time I’ve understood why I keep getting bursitis as well.
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Fantastic clear explanation and guidance delivered with obvious sincerity!!! Outstandingly helpful!!!!
Great explanation. I believe this is what im suffering from. Have been dealing with flare ups of shoulder pain for over a year...im in physical therapy for the second time but the pain in the front of my shoulder is not going away. I have to be real careful at work with certain movements or a sharp pain hits. Everyday I wake up with throbbing shoulder pain. I just want some relief. Im not a big fan on taking pain meds on a regular basis. That will eventually cause other issues.
The sleeping position you pointed out that is not good for you is exactly how I have been sleeping 😮
yea.if I sleep on my right side during the night. its a gg when I wake up In the morning. what injury is that?
Absolutely the best of any videos on this subject I've found on the net. Hope you are a teaching doctor.
I like how you mentioned the importance of posture. The scapula will not glide appropriately if a person has rounded/forward shoulders. Thanks.
One of the best or even the best explanation I have ever heard from this time of injury thank you
I work rope access, and started experiencing pain with external rotation about 3 months ago. I got excited when I clicked on the video, and saw the rope gear hanging in the background!
The explanations on posture and predisposition made me remember I knew the arms of my chair where too high for me and so my shoulders are being pushed upwards, predisposing me to suffer injuries. My problems started to be obvious around a year and a half after I got this chair, and I haven't been able to get rid of them completely. I had noticed problems with chairs before and I solved them by sitting on one or two books to get to a comfortable height for my arms. Now I just did that in this chair and already started feeling relief. One or two inches make all the difference in the world in chair arms height. This is the most complete explanation of shoulder problems I have ever found. Thank you very much. I already subscribed to your channel.
Thank you for your insight especially about the timelines for recovery and getting back to normal.
Amazing video. Thank you very much for your knowledge. I´ve been suffering from shoulder bursitis for 1 year, and finally it seems I´m recovering.
Thank you so much for this video…FINALLY someone who can explain what bursitis is what is it and how it can affect your movement when injured. You cleared so much of my problems for me. I’ve been suffering with tendon issues since I was 20 and no matter how much I tell my doctor what is going on no doctor can diagnose me. Not even orthopedic docs either. You cleared this up in just a few minutes.
Wow, This is the best, most thorough and understandable video I’ve seen about shoulder issues, and I’ve been working on my shoulder issues for over 6 years. I’ve gathered a lot of info, but this would have been a much better place to start. So well done, thank you, thank you!
Could you timestamp where he explains how to tell them apart?
@@MC-ml3cn it was not this particular video. He has several shoulder ones. They are all very good. If I find it this morning, I'll put a link
@@christinelewis5765 no worries, watched a couple athleanx and others and did some movements yesterday. Already feeling a lot better!
Great information! Some time doing some research on this injury ... best video I've found so far very detailed and engaging
I have been struggling with a injury to my shoulder. Classic impact injury with my arm extended overhead. The shoulder was injected to relieve Bursitis and Tendinitis. Two weeks later, pain is back with a vengeance. Your information was very helpful. As a personal trainer,I am able to continue work with my clients, however simple tasks like putting on my seat belt, basically abduction are painful. I will attempt a few of the quick shots of rehabbing that were shown in your video. Hopefully they will help.
Thank you!
Extraordinary!!!!!! Thank you!!! Exactly what I try to teach my patients!!!’
So informative! After a fall playing pickle ball I’ve been dealing with shoulder pain. It’s frustrating with how slow the process of healing is taking. This video makes perfect sense of what’s going on in my shoulder and will help me be more patient. Thank you!
Very good info. Just finished PT from shoulder bursitis. You are really good at explaining what is going on. Now back to painting that ceiling!!
Good information, but the “music” breaks, were almost as painful as my shoulder
Absolutely, incredibly annoying.
Yes !! Stop the music plz
Agree
I was going to say that too!!
you all complaining about the music are actually as annoying as my shoulder.
Very good explanation. Basically it shows that the damage and causes needs to be properly assessed from the beginning to avoid further damage. I gather I had a combination of each at the same time. Thank you.
Excellent guidance, given patiently & kindly. Thanks 🙏
The best information have listen to, very beneficial. Thank you. I have the shoulder bursitis, now I know what to do.
Great video. So clear and well illustrated with video and diagrams.
Thanks for explaining this so well for us laymen. I am currently in PT for both shoulders and I have no idea of the cause other than over the years I would occasionally have a bursitis flareup. This time, it includes my muscles from the shoulder to the elbows. Sleeping is the challenge. Thanks again for excellent explanation of the condition.
Excellent and detailed breakdown of shoulder anatomy and bursitis! For me, it was overhead pressing and bench pressing which initially caused the pain, but I think using my dominant hand / arm for all my daily activities, and a bad habit of sleeping on my arm in the exact position you mentioned to avoid, are preventing it from healing, even though I'm avoiding the originally injurious exercises.
Are you me? I'm a mailman(repetitive use) and sleep on my right arm too often, and noticed that I have fatigue and a lag on the right side when benching and shoulder pressing. I took a 3+ month break from lifting and the issue persists. Has your condition improved?
Great info, Many Thanks for making and providing this video!
Many thanks for your very clear and informative explanation.
Thank you very much for giving all the details, it was worth my time. Will dig into your channel and hopefully find more shoulder-related stuff with that high quality information. PS: I really feel "at home" seeing the climbing equipment and the patient with the Tension T-Shirt 😊
I have both
The final trigger was a fall.
Thank you
5:45PM EDST My daughter just tied a long scarf around my body and right arm with the idea it would prevent me from inadvertently raising it and causing the intense pain😢 I’ve been experiencing for months. Your knowledgeable presentation regarding tendonitis and bursitis has convinced me that my problem is not due to either one of these. Thank you for enlightening me.
That sounds like bursitis I would
Advise going to a doctor and taking anti inflammatory.
Great video! I went to the orthopedic a couple days ago and he did not make me feel comfortable with the diagnosis so I requested an MRI to be sure. I’m thankful I found your video. You provided waayyyyyy more information than he did.
Very informative. Well presented and comprehensive.
Fascinating explanation,helps understand how the exercises work
Super useful, big thanks from England! I understand now how my lack of physio follow-through has probably caused my tendinitis to develop into bursitis. That knowledge will make me prioritise the physio once this really bad pain is better. Thank you!
Thank you for the clear concise explanation.
Thank you so much. Now I understand exactly what led up to my situation.
Thank doctor. I feel better with your explanation. I will do same as your recommendations to heal my calcific tendinitis.
Ton of very useful info, explained simple but good. Will follow the channel for sure. Some illustrations via (animated) video is always nice. Keep it up and thanks for the info
Thank you. I am grateful 🙏 for all of your information & knowledge 🙏 🙌. Ty
Excellent advice, thanks for the video 💪🏼
Fantastic explanation, thank you for the informative video!
Im stuck in another country , for no apparent reason while in bed I started with slight pain , by morning it was pretty bad, by the end of the next day I had extreme shoulder pain even while at rest with arm at my side, now 4 days in the pain has eliviated à little but I can't lift my arm more than a few inches without incredible pain. Thanks for this very clear understanding of whats going on. I wish I had bought an automatic car though as I need to drive home in 10 days, this stick shift is near impossible !
im hurting so bad i can only type right handed . mine is from being in a wheelchair for over a year .. it took a bad turn fast ! i like this guy. very relatable. good common experienced advice subbed . now gotta go turn on the hot pad 🙂
40 years of finishing drywall has caught up with me . I was spanishing a small ceiling and I had a very hard time completing the job . I'm with V A and have gotten many x-rays, etc . I need to relax the right shoulder a while and see a specialist soon . Thanks for informative video.
What a great video. Thank you so much!
thank you for your great efforts
Thank you for you're information.
Hi, thank you for the great explanation. So I went to a physiotherapist and she told me I was suffering (in French): arthosis, tendonitis and bursitis and I had no idea what the latter was. Now I know lol. Got some work to do.
Very thoughtful presentation. Txu very much
Very informative. Thank you so much!
Great explanation on everything
Very clear information. Thank U very much, Doc! I’m trying to learn how to use my left hand most of the time, because I have problems with my right shoulder. Plus I’m a side sleeper…Man, life is full of surprises.
Really helpful information, thank you!!
Such great information. THank you.
Thanks for this video, I feel I have a better understanding of my issue. Sharing
Thank you. This is very helpful.
This was really helpful!!! Thank you!
Wow, this is fantastic! I can only get 5% of this out of my upper extremities ortho doctor and a few others I have paid for advice.
Extremely well explained.
Can the bases of everything in d video also apply in case you have had a rotator cuff surgery???
Very good information, made me understand better. Thanks.
very good explanation
Great video!!
Thank you doctor for your great help. Dr i hart my shoulder from falling two and half years a go TENDENAITS and Bersits i do have fairly movement and fair energy but after all this time i still have pain when i lift for strength and when i slip by my side. Is serjery dolution for this ? My only problem is the PAIN
Loved this!!!!!!
Great info thanks for sharing
Very clear. Thank you!
I NEED YOU!!! 2 years of this. I feel like tendons and bursitis. I'm weak. Pain!!
Did ur shoulder healed?
Thank you for this. I was diagnosed with bursitis in my right foot metatarsal over 10 years ago. It still hurts, almost daily but especially whenever I go barefoot, or wear shoes that have no support also I cannot wear any kind of a heel anymore. Any chance of it healing? I've been to lots of docs over the years and cannot afford to go to specialists. Any advice?
Such a helpful video thank you
thank you so much for the information it was very helpful
i have noticed in the past week my shoulder to my neck has been bothering me and the pain is painful, “lying with my arm bent for the past 25 years” is what did it for me. it’s so hard to break from the habit of doing that samething every night.
Very informative, though, I wish there were more graphics illustrating the relationship between specific areas of pain and the specific remedies for that area.
Awesome 👏 video
Thanks!
I’m a professional guitar player and a fitness enthusiast. I’ve had this shoulder issues for 2 months now particularly my left shoulder. Every time I try incline dumbbell presses I feel this pain in my left shoulder. Also both my forearms are always sore. I feel slight pain when I try bicep exercises. Also, I feel my left arm doesn’t have as much strength as the right. I also feel some tingling sensation and sometimes pain shoots from my shoulder to my hand all in my left arm and shoulder. However, I feel fine when I play the guitar. Any idea what seems to be my problem? 🙏
That’s a great simple video, I have tendinitis bursitis arthritis at 62 and I weight Lift. I had to omit or anything overhead for 6 to 8 months, and continue doing the exercises prescribed by a physical therapist, along with injections of steroids.
Thank u so much your explanation sir
Thank you!
Very helpful.
Nice video very helpful
Excellent
This was one of the most informative and useful videos i have EVER seen on you Tube! Thank you, for sharing your knowledge without trying to sell us hundreds of dollars in useless herbal products!!!
What do you think of the cortisone injections near the bursa?
Thank you for the information. I injured my shoulder with repetitive pushups and handstand practices. The pain was in front of my shoulder but now is on top and weird why it moves and Is it different injury or what? Hope you see. my massage
Thank you
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Have you got a video on exercises post proximal fracture of humerus. I’m 4weeks in and have got a physio but always keen to learn more
Thank you your your insight, your very knowledgeable. I'm a Land Surveyor Tech was quite active prior to my injury now then I am now. Been grounded in office no filed work these pass months.
Recently I've been having issues in my left shoulder and I can't quite pin point it. Originally I injured my right on the job 7 months ago Oct, got my doctor send me to PT. The PT group were awesome people in easing my pain completely within 4 months Jan. However my pain switch to my left shoulder 3 months ago Feb its mild but is still uncomfortable. Doctor says i may have over compensating my left to my right.
At home I been applying the PT exercises learned for my right shoulder but the nagging pain still persists.
Yesterday day was my first full Field Day of land surveying. Fun day but this morning my shoulders are a bit stiff. Its sore but I toughing it out, lol.
I'm scheduled to go back to PT upon the call.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks again for your expertise, your apart of a wonderful group.
Hey doc,
I sustained an injury 8 days ago. I tested positive (i.e, reduced strength and pain) on some rotator cuff (esp. supraspinatus) tests, but also have symptoms of bursitis, e.g inflammation in the acromial region and occasional numbness in the hands. What do you think? Is it most likely both are present?
seems wise to assume both to protect those tissues while they heal. good luck with your recovery!
I've been having right shoulder pain for the past year and my physio says its the supraspanatis but when i do a session with him afterwards it feels great but the pain it all comes back fairly quickly. I go the gym and do bicep curls and triceps and other excersises for the chest. Its just so frustrating as now it has gone to my left shoulder as well. Its less painful as my right shoulder is the one that is very painful. I don't think its the supraspanatis and after watching your video i think this makes more sense as it could be shoulder bursitis and rotator cuff issues. If i reach to grab something in my back seat that motion hurts. I just can't seem to get rid of it. I used to do alot of pull ups and push ups. Now its very difficult to do them. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much for this info my should is starting to hurt but my bicep area hurts more
Thanks, good info
Found this guy the Best 👌 😍
A few years ago I tore my right rotator cuff when I lifted a heavy saddle onto the back of a horse. It was a very sharp pain. I had surgery and everything has been fine until I lifted another heavy saddle a few weeks ago. It's not as painful this time. I immediately backed off lifting the heavy saddle. It isn't nearly as painful as when I tore my rotator cuff. I've been doing a few exercises for my rotator cuff and it will hurt every couple of days. I'm not eager to lift another saddle. How long should I wait to do so? I enjoyed your presentation but I don't think you covered tendinitis of a rotator cuff. I wish you had.
This was helpful and meshes well with the doc's brief explanation. I got a diagnose of rotator cuff tendinitis and bursitis today. Doc put an ultrasound on it and could see a "capsule," something inflammed. She put a needle with some kind of medication in there. I started feeling better within an hour...and through the day I have been gaining more pain free mobility. After several hours, I can tell I am getting more and more relief.
As a follow up, several weeks later. I was 90% better at the end of a week. I'd say now I'm completely healed up except I did do a really stretched reach at the grocery store to get somethng on the top shelf and I felt a warning twinge of pain in the shoulder and stopped immediately. Other than that, 100% recovered. Whatever that medicine they put in my bursa, it really did a great job.
Did that needle hurt?
@@wolin289 sounds like you got a cortisone injection my friend. They are very effective but most people will end up getting them two or three times a year as they don't really heal but they do give great pain relief for many. Bottom line is that that's a great thing for you and if it works that's fantastic! A lot of people have success and just make sure that you also care for that shoulder with regard to doing some basic movements that will help strengthen it also. So happy for you!
@@amandaluxmoore250 Sorry for the late response. Yes, the needle hurt, but the whole time I was thinking, IT'S WORTH IT if it takes away the pain. And it did for me. The length of time it took to give the shot was short. The ultrasound meant that she could go directly to the capsule and then she got out. They did a freezing spray for the skin first to numb the skin. That helps upon entry.
@@john-carlosynostroza I hope I won't need to get a shot there any time soon. So far the shoulder is doing great. I have begun to strengthen it too. I should have asked what kind of injection it was. I was in so much pain when I got it that I would try anything. But it's doing great now. I still favor it some, choosing to do something above my head with my other arm, but that isn't because of pain. I think I got used to reaching with the other arm.
What an incredibly comprehensive and information packed presentation that was! Thanks a lot!👌