People experience "Frozen Shoulder" which is how most people refer to calcific tendonitis. Generally, this problem happens most frequently to women that have diabetes and are over the age of 40. Indeed this may be the result of an accident; nonetheless, doctors do not know what exactly causes calcific tendonitis.
When this problem is a result of trauma, it comes on quickly, but in most instances, it takes nearly a year to develop a case of calcific tendonitis that would be harsh enough for the sufferer to go get medical treatment. The reason is because in the beginning, the pain is not strong and the person has not lost much range of motion so their shoulder mobility is not limited.
Eventually the pain increases and will even interrupt sleep because the pain is often worse in the night. In addition to the pain increasing, you will begin to experience loss of range of motion in your shoulder. For instance putting dishes into your cupboard may cause you to have pain. On the other hand, a person that enjoys playing tennis for example, may not be able to raise their tennis racket.
Treatments like shots of cortisone have helped many people, but there is a concern with those. The physician giving the shot must put it in a precise location. Finding the correct location is not easy, even for a well-trained physician, and so with the use of devices like x-rays and diagnostic ultrasonography, doctors can place the shot in the right spot.
By following this advice, much of the pain related to calcific tendonitis will vanish, or at least decrease. You then must start intense physical therapy.
Usually you can do the exercises in your home, however most people end up going to a physical therapist to get an efficient guided rehabilitation program. Much of the exercises are very easy. For instance, standing facing a wall, you use the fingers of your affected shoulder to just walk up the wall. At first, you will only be able to do a bit of this exercise, but as time goes on you will be able to do more. Pilates have even been said to help in some cases as well.
As was mentioned before, the total immobilization of your shoulder took a while to develop so it will take months of therapy to remedy the problem. You will however notice your progress, even though it will happen slowly. Some other treatments are also tried like ice, heat, and the doctor may prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDs) too.
If your calcific tendonitis resists all the therapies prescribed, and you've done them religiously for months on end, the final solution may well be surgery. You should, however, prior to having surgery, look toward all the other venues, such as more intense physical therapy first, and besides following surgery, you will still need to follow a very intensive physical therapy program! - 30453
When this problem is a result of trauma, it comes on quickly, but in most instances, it takes nearly a year to develop a case of calcific tendonitis that would be harsh enough for the sufferer to go get medical treatment. The reason is because in the beginning, the pain is not strong and the person has not lost much range of motion so their shoulder mobility is not limited.
Eventually the pain increases and will even interrupt sleep because the pain is often worse in the night. In addition to the pain increasing, you will begin to experience loss of range of motion in your shoulder. For instance putting dishes into your cupboard may cause you to have pain. On the other hand, a person that enjoys playing tennis for example, may not be able to raise their tennis racket.
Treatments like shots of cortisone have helped many people, but there is a concern with those. The physician giving the shot must put it in a precise location. Finding the correct location is not easy, even for a well-trained physician, and so with the use of devices like x-rays and diagnostic ultrasonography, doctors can place the shot in the right spot.
By following this advice, much of the pain related to calcific tendonitis will vanish, or at least decrease. You then must start intense physical therapy.
Usually you can do the exercises in your home, however most people end up going to a physical therapist to get an efficient guided rehabilitation program. Much of the exercises are very easy. For instance, standing facing a wall, you use the fingers of your affected shoulder to just walk up the wall. At first, you will only be able to do a bit of this exercise, but as time goes on you will be able to do more. Pilates have even been said to help in some cases as well.
As was mentioned before, the total immobilization of your shoulder took a while to develop so it will take months of therapy to remedy the problem. You will however notice your progress, even though it will happen slowly. Some other treatments are also tried like ice, heat, and the doctor may prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDs) too.
If your calcific tendonitis resists all the therapies prescribed, and you've done them religiously for months on end, the final solution may well be surgery. You should, however, prior to having surgery, look toward all the other venues, such as more intense physical therapy first, and besides following surgery, you will still need to follow a very intensive physical therapy program! - 30453
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