You may be wondering what calcific tendonitis is, if you have recently been diagnosed with this condition. To say it simply, a condition caused by bone deposits causes the shoulder to freeze up and become immobile. For many years, doctors have tried to find the reason for such bone deposits and are still not in total agreement with one another.
It may be caused by overuse, strong arm cleaning, toting a heavy purse, incorrect walking or sitting postures and even the immobility of wearing a cast for a long time due to broken bones. Generally, it is diabetic women over 40 who suffer from the influences of calcific tendonitis.
You symptoms may have been discovered upon trying to reach a glass in a high kitchen cupboard, or merely by trying to dress yourself or brushing or combing your hair. The pain usually increases at night as you seek to rest. You will first feel some pain, in performing some overhead activity, but as each day passes the pain will increase, followed by totally losing the range of motion of your shoulder, perhaps entirely, prior to your seeking medical help.
Slow deliberate exercises may be recommendable for clearing up the pain and stiffness associated with calcific tendonitis. Depending upon the severity of the condition, range of motion may be regained at home while doing these particular exercises. However, these exercises may be necessary for many months to achieve the results you seek.
However, if your condition is more severe you may need to attend a supervised rehabilitation program with physical therapy sessions by a physical therapist to ensure that you properly perform the exercises. However, these exercises can cause pain and you will need to work through this pain to succeed. These exercises will help to increase your muscle strength and endurance. They will also help to increase your flexibility while you perform the various stretching exercises.
Resistance exercises are often recommendable, since they include the use of dumbbells or some rubber material to provide resistance for your shoulder as you use them. Pilates exercises often help to unfreeze a stiff shoulder.
NSAIDs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs injections may also help to treat the condition successfully as well as taking physical therapy. Diagnostic ultrasonography may be necessary because of the accuracy that is required for these types of injections. Friction massages, heat and ice applications of even additional ultrasound treatments, may also be recommendable for relieving the condition of calcific tendonitis.
If physical therapy intensifies the condition rather than helping, you may also need more than therapy. In which case, surgery may be warranted to help improve the condition. However, uncommon, most surgeries will include arthroscopically surgeries. This type of surgery uses cameras inserted into small opening in the skin of the shoulders. If you do need this type of surgery, you will also take on some rigorous therapy for an extended period.
It may be caused by overuse, strong arm cleaning, toting a heavy purse, incorrect walking or sitting postures and even the immobility of wearing a cast for a long time due to broken bones. Generally, it is diabetic women over 40 who suffer from the influences of calcific tendonitis.
You symptoms may have been discovered upon trying to reach a glass in a high kitchen cupboard, or merely by trying to dress yourself or brushing or combing your hair. The pain usually increases at night as you seek to rest. You will first feel some pain, in performing some overhead activity, but as each day passes the pain will increase, followed by totally losing the range of motion of your shoulder, perhaps entirely, prior to your seeking medical help.
Slow deliberate exercises may be recommendable for clearing up the pain and stiffness associated with calcific tendonitis. Depending upon the severity of the condition, range of motion may be regained at home while doing these particular exercises. However, these exercises may be necessary for many months to achieve the results you seek.
However, if your condition is more severe you may need to attend a supervised rehabilitation program with physical therapy sessions by a physical therapist to ensure that you properly perform the exercises. However, these exercises can cause pain and you will need to work through this pain to succeed. These exercises will help to increase your muscle strength and endurance. They will also help to increase your flexibility while you perform the various stretching exercises.
Resistance exercises are often recommendable, since they include the use of dumbbells or some rubber material to provide resistance for your shoulder as you use them. Pilates exercises often help to unfreeze a stiff shoulder.
NSAIDs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs injections may also help to treat the condition successfully as well as taking physical therapy. Diagnostic ultrasonography may be necessary because of the accuracy that is required for these types of injections. Friction massages, heat and ice applications of even additional ultrasound treatments, may also be recommendable for relieving the condition of calcific tendonitis.
If physical therapy intensifies the condition rather than helping, you may also need more than therapy. In which case, surgery may be warranted to help improve the condition. However, uncommon, most surgeries will include arthroscopically surgeries. This type of surgery uses cameras inserted into small opening in the skin of the shoulders. If you do need this type of surgery, you will also take on some rigorous therapy for an extended period.
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