Every sympathy- that has been my my problem ever since last Summer - varying diagnoses of bursitis, frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, torn tendon (apparently they “pop” very easily as we age) atrophied muscle and rotator cuff injury. I also had an x ray and CT scan.
Not sure your bursitis and torn tendon are the same (having googled!) but may be linked.
Frankly my first injection did nothing, then a second from a different doctor (and much less painful) made a huge difference. I used to sleep with a disposable Deep Heat pad stuck to my shoulder or sometimes a Deep Freeze pad. Sleeping with a pillow tucked under the affected arm and obviously lying on the other side helped too. I used 24 hour Voltarol cream but had to abandon Naproxen as it was going for my stomach.
I think I know just how you are feeling and one year on things are considerably better but I still can’t reach behind my back to do up my bra and putting coats or jackets on is painful. And I still tend to reach for things with the other hand
Physio didn’t help much so good luck with the acupuncture .
Good Morning Wednesday 20th May 2026
Beauty treatments- which do you have?
