CALCIFIC TENDONITIS
Calcific tendonitis is the most painful shoulder condition. It can be as painful as migraine headaches.
Calcific deposits get deposited within small tears of the rotator cuff tendons. The deposits can become very large over time. Patients do not have pain when the calcification is stable. However, with sudden jerky movements if the calcification is irritated, then patients have sudden extreme shoulder pain.
Calcific tendonitis can be easily treated with a USG guided injection.
Dr. Chintan Desai performs a USG (ultrasonography) and punctures the calcification and breaks it with a needle and injects medication in the shoulder. Dr. Chintan Desai is the best shoulder doctor surgeon in mumbai doing this treatment.
Once this is done, patients experience immediate relief.
The calcification (depending upon the severity) takes about 3 months to completely dissolve.
In very few cases the calcification becomes hard and does not dissolve with this treatment. In that case a shoulder arthroscopy and excision of the calcification is recommended.
Dr. Chintan Desai is the best shoulder arthroscopy doctor surgeon.