Tendonitis in right arm below shoulder blade

[JPacio]

Hi! My mother has been having pain due to tendonitis that has developed in her right arm, a few centimeters below her right shoulder blade. She has been suffering from the pain for about 7 months now and she finally started going to physical therapy for it about a month or so ago. I found out about it around August-September of 2006 and I started telling her about it. She told me that "doing more work with that arm will make it better," (i.e. cook and clean and wash dishes more) and I tried so hard to tell her that she needs to rest her arm, but she wouldn't listen, and still she really doesn't! I see her rubbing her arm frequently with her left hand and I ask her how she's doing, but she lies to me and says that she's doing better. In reality, she can't even raise her right arm higher than her head, and I am extremely worried and distressed for her, but she takes it lightly. I don't want her to suffer, and feel that she has to do it by herself. I want her pain to go away but I'm not sure what to do about it. I think she might be fed up with the stretching exercises as well because they show no results. Please help me!

Thanks!

John

[broke123]

Wow, just wanted to say that your mother seems like a very strong person, very admimrable.
as for her arm, are you sure its just tendonitis? and in which place is she rubbing her hand?
is she just going to therapy without ortho doc's supervision?