
Last medically reviewed on March 26, 2018. Symptoms include: Severe pain and swelling. This tends to be when there are other pathologies alongside supraspinatus tendonitis such as subacromial bursitis, bone spurs and/or rotator cuff tears. Each movement of the shoulder will be accompanied by crackling sounds, The biceps tendon is weak, painful and sometimes inflamed. On the whole around 90% of people achieve satisfactory response with surgery. The disease or torn tendon of the rotator cuff is isolated and removed. Ice can be applied for 15 minutes every 2 hours for the first day or two. When your arm is internally rotated, it means that your palm is facing back, behind your body. For a partial rupture, complete rest is best. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that stabilize the shoulder. Some tears may be too old (chronic) and large for a direct repair. The subscapularis muscle is one of the four muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder called the rotator cuff. Partial or full thickness tear of subscapularis muscle is repaired by arthroscopic surgery.

subscapularis tendon tear on the contrary is localized over anterior shoulder joint. The numbers in the parentheses (1, 2, 3) are clickable links to peer-reviewed scientific papers. Other symptoms include: There are several things you can do to help prevent subscapularis tendon tears: Make sure you warm up properly before any physical activity. Read more on the treatment and rehabilitation of rotator cuff tears. Got an mri today and my report said the following "inflammatory process of the subscapularis tendon and supraspinatus tendon with intrasubstance injury. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
