Symptoms of the disease

• A pain deaf and diffuse in theshoulder, which often radiates to the arm. The pain is mostly felt during the lifting movement of the arm;
• Very often the pain intensifies during night, sometimes to the point of interfering with sleep;
• A loss of mobility of the shoulder.

People at risk

• People who are called upon to frequently raise their arms by exerting a certain force forward: carpenters, welders, plasterers, painters, swimmers, tennis players, baseball pitchers, etc. ;
• Workers and athletes over 40. With age, tissue wear and tear and reduced blood supply to tendons increase the risk of tendinosis and its complications.

Risk factors

At work

• Excessive cadence;
• Long shifts;
• The use of an inappropriate tool or the misuse of a tool;
• A poorly designed workstation;
• Incorrect working positions;
• A musculature insufficiently developed for the required effort.

In sports activities

• Insufficient or non-existent warm-up;
• Too intense or too frequent activity;
• Poor playing technique;
• A musculature insufficiently developed for the required effort.