Yes, I would agree. Like Gygax said, see the orthopedic doc 1st. He'll at least be able to give you an accurate idea of what is going on. 2-3 days after a Cortisone shot and you should be able to resume activity...or Physical Therapy; which is what I'd recommend. Take advantage of the decreased inflammation, from the shot, and get it rehabed. It would probably only take a few visits over a couple weeks to get a good base established and then they'd probably set you up with your own home exercise program to continue rehabing it at home. Building up the muscles of your upper back, around your shoulder blades, is also a good idea, in addition to strengthening the rotator cuff. As part of your shoulder blade, the glenoid fossa, makes up the "cup" of your shoulder joint. It's the thing the ball of the humerus spins on...and the rotator cuff puts it in best position. Long story short, if the glenoid is where it belongs it'll place less stress on the rotator cuff. Of course, this is all provided that all that is going on is tendonitis/bursitis. Ice would be agood idea after your workouts too. Just make sure to not ice over bare skin, place a towel between the ice and your skin. 20 mins ice, 20 mins off and then ice repeat. Ice loses it's max effectiveness after 20 mins. But first and foremost, go see the Ortho. You have to know what is going on for sure before you can begin treating it.
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