Prevent

Subacromial bursitis causes pain at the front and outer shoulder, worse lifting the arm and at night. Most people improve with exercise within weeks. What a scan finding really means, what helps, why surgery rarely does, and the rare version that’s an emergency.

Shoulder impingement causes pain lifting the arm, especially overhead and at night. Progressive strengthening is the best treatment. Decompression surgery did no better than a fake operation over ten years. Symptoms, what helps, and how long it takes.

Rotator cuff tendinitis usually isn’t inflammation, which is why anti-inflammatories rarely fix it. Exercise that loads the tendon for at least 12 weeks works best. Symptoms, who gets it, what helps, how much pain is OK, and how long it takes.

Rotator cuff tears are common with age and often cause no pain. Most painful gradual-onset tears improve with physio, but a sudden tear with weakness needs early specialist review. Partial vs full thickness, whether tears grow, and when surgery makes sense.