What looks like a shoulder separation but isn't .... !?
I have been to the doctor for what i believed to be a separated shoulder. The acromion process on my leftside is raised and hard, and it never used to be like that which is obvious from photos. It was also very tender a few weeks back but no longer is now. My doctor was adamant however that I did not have a separated shoulder and instead diagnosed me with tendonitis of the long head of the bicep on the basis of performing some range of motion tests and seeing where I had a painful arc. He then offered me a cortisone shot, which I refused because I was unconvinced by the diagnosis because I don't understand if/how LHB tendonitis would explain a lump on my left acromion process. Could tendonitis of the biceps long head cause a bursitis under the acromion process which would explain the bump (seems difficult because I didn't think the LH tendon went under acromion process ...)? I want an explanation for the bump and I want the bump gone because my left shoulder has become incredibly noisey now due to grinding because of what feels like a lack of space in the joint, which i attribute to the bump. Any input on what the bump might be would be greatly appreciated. If you are wondering what the bump looks like .... it looks like Grade 1/2 separated shoulder.