Brachilis tendonitis

[rendean]

Has anyone suffered from brachilis tendinitis? I went to PT today  to see why my left shoulder arm are aching and causing non-stop pain. I was afraid it was a frozen shoulder , which I was told I am headed for anyway from the weakness in my left arm and the atrophy . The other option I could think of was a rotator cuff tear. Thankfully she ruled both of those out and said I had brachilis tendinitis.

Add this to the slowing resolving pneumonia and fatigue and I doing jimmy-dandy. My PT gal reapplied kinesiology  tape which is a miracle tape.She tapes my legs and the stiff IT band loosens and becomes functional again, my calves do not cramp and I can do my home exercises with much more ease.

Okay, I'm beat and headed to bed.

Ren

[rendean]

Mary,

I am not sure if brachilis is the correct term I quickly googled yesterday and could not find the exact word PT used.  I asked hr to repeat it twice thinking I would remember (ha!,,,when will I learn???, lol).

Anyway, it's the area outside the groove of the shoulder joint and it is where the the two heads of the bicep muscle insert. Today's task was to  actually find the true name.

No haven't taken Levaquin. PCP turned away from it due to Achilles tendinitis on left side (my weak side). In fact that tendon is taped again. I have no clue why I did not ask to have my shoulder taped...old age,lol.

Today is the last day of Augmentin ER and I am not sure if pneumonia is gone. Awoke to a tight  noon-productive cough which is unusual in this case since coughing has been very minimal.

And so the saga continues...

Ren

[twopack]

Sorry Sunny, I don't think so.  

Levaquin is an antibiotic - a good one - but it has been connected with swelling and/or tearing of tendons.  This side effect is more commonly seen in older people and those who have been taking steroids.  (I'm not saying you fit either of those categories Ren!)

I'm getting confused now though.  Isn't brachialis tendonitis the medical name for tennis elbow.  That's not the shoulder.  But irritation of the diaphragm (and there abouts) can refer pain into the shoulder area.

I have regular episodes of some type of spasticity that clamps down on my shoulder(s) out of nowhere.  It has been triggered by the heat quite a bit this summer.  It's uncomfortable but not too painful until I want to move it around.  

I feel like my upper arm is glued to the side of my chest and nearly useless although it is possible to pull it through some ROM with my other hand.  If I get it stretched (slowly, as always) it sometimes feels a little better.  Cold application often helps some too.  

Around 48 hours later it will completely relax again over the period of about an hour.  Instant relief results but..... There is often an encore performance of this nonsense in the opposite shoulder as the finale finishes in the first one.  In between performances I return to normal old lady with arthritis and MS limitations.

I hope your problem decides to flee soon Ren.
Mary

[sllowe]

Ren - the pleurisy causes that pain too - oh my. Hope doc is right, and you are improving from both pnemonia as well.
-Shell

[sunnyweather]

Does that help with a freezing foot? Thank you for your response, hope you have a great day!
Cynthia

[twopack]

You haven't been taking Levaquin to treat that p-neumonia have you?

Mary