So, you've been diagnosed with calcific tendonitis, but what the heck does that mean, you ask? All right, what it is in layman's language is simply that you suffer from a frozen shoulder, caused by bone deposits. Why you have bone deposits, is another question that many doctors have been trying to answer for years.
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 may have discovered your symptoms while dressing, combing or brushing your hair or even trying to reach something on the highest kitchen shelf. Generally, the pain will increase during the night while you try to rest. You may first experience pain while performing some type of overhead activity yet as each day passes there is an increase of pain, followed by losing total range of motion in the shoulder, before you seek the help of a medical professional.
Following slow deliberate exercises that are usually recommended by a physical therapist often can clear calcific tendonitis. Depending on the severity of your condition, most of these can be done at home to regain your range of motion. The worst part is that these exercises may need to be done for months on end.
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. - 30453
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 may have discovered your symptoms while dressing, combing or brushing your hair or even trying to reach something on the highest kitchen shelf. Generally, the pain will increase during the night while you try to rest. You may first experience pain while performing some type of overhead activity yet as each day passes there is an increase of pain, followed by losing total range of motion in the shoulder, before you seek the help of a medical professional.
Following slow deliberate exercises that are usually recommended by a physical therapist often can clear calcific tendonitis. Depending on the severity of your condition, most of these can be done at home to regain your range of motion. The worst part is that these exercises may need to be done for months on end.
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. - 30453
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Tom Nicholson has spent years caring for carpal tunnel sufferers. You can follow this link to learn more aboutcalcific tendinitis.
