Tendons are strong bands of tissue that connect muscles to your bones. Sometimes, calcium builds up in them and causes a condition doctors call “calcific tendonitis.” Calcium deposits feel ...

Recently published results showed that although diagnostic sensitivity of MRI was associated with subscapularis tear size, physical examination was independent of tear size.Researchers ...

Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder is most often a self-limited condition whose symptoms resolve on their own over weeks to months, although in some cases symptoms it may persist for years.

Calcium can build up in many places in the body, include the shoulder causing calcific tendonitis there. Initial treatment is usually with NSAIDs. X-ray shows calcium buildup in shoulder may be ...

I was recently diagnosed with calcium deposits in one of the rotator cuff tendons of my shoulder. How do you treat this? Calcific tendonitis of the rotator. Serving Summit County, CO. Login. 9.

Patients with degenerative subscapularis tendon tears had a significantly smaller coracohumeral distance compared with patients who had either traumatic or intact subscapularis tears, according to ...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) decreases pain and improves function in patients with chronic calcific shoulder tendinitis and may be a good alternative to conventional therapies ...