Supraspinatus tendonitis

Responsible for abduction of the arm as well as participating in ext. rotation, stabilisation and elevation/flexion of the arm, the supraspinatus is a muscle that is as small as it is powerful and is part of the shoulder joint complex, mobilised by the rotator cuff muscle group of which it is a part.

After an injury, when we abuse it due to a continuous overexertion of shoulder elevation or when we perform a forced gesture with the arm, we end up suffering from tendinitis or, in other words, a structural inflammation of the supraspinatus tendon itself. This often occurs in people with very demanding manual jobs (workers, office workers and cleaners) and even in climbers or boxers.

Sometimes it can also occur as a result of a pinching of the tendons and the subacromial bursa due to a hooked subacromial arch that causes a pinching of the tendons and the subacromial bursa.

The pain usually manifests itself in the proximal and lateral area of the arm, increasing in many cases during the night.

On other occasions, in osteopathy, we find that the origin of this tendinotis is more likely to reflect a stomach imbalance with an associated emotional factor, something that can be easily checked by applying kinesiology.

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