Physiotherapy For Calcium Deposits In Shoulder
Calcific tendonitis occurs in the tendons of your rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is made up of several tendons that connect the muscles around your shoulder to the humerus.
No one really knows the causes of calcific tendonitis. Some feel that pressure on the tendons can damage them, causing the calcium deposits to form, while others think that calcium deposits form because there is not enough oxygen to the tendon tissues. Either way, we know for sure that it is severe wear and tear, aging, or a combination of the two are involved in degenerative calcification. Reactive calcification is even more of a mystery, as it occurs in younger patients and seems to go away by itself in many cases.
Symptoms of Calcific Tendonitis are
- Mild to moderate pain or no pain at all
- Loss of motion in shoulder
- Sleeplessness due to pain
- Painful to lift arm
The only time you’ll need surgery for Calcific Tendonitis is if the pain and loss of movement continue to get worse or interfere with your daily life. Otherwise, you can stick to non- surgical and physiotherapeutic solutions. As exercises and stretching can help prevent a stiff shoulder, you can do the following exercises at home, in order to keep Calcific Tendonitis in check.
1. Shoulder rolling:
– Stand straight.
– Hands aside.
– Roll the shoulders in clockwise manner for 10 times and then in anticlockwise manner for 10 times.
2. Lifting of shoulder blades:
– Stand straight.
– Lift your shoulder blades.
– Move your shoulder blades up and down.
– Do this 10 times.
3. Pendulum movement:
– Stand straight.
– Hands aside.
– Now first move your right hand in front and back for 10 times.
– After completing right hand, do the same with left hand for 10 times.
4. Internal and external rotation of arm:
– Stand straight.
– Now place your right palm on the left shoulder and then turn backward to touch the left scapula or back.
– Do this 5 times.
– Lower down your right hand and place the left palm on right shoulder and then turn backward to touch the right scapula or back.
– Do this 5 times.
– Lower down your left hand.
5. Abduction and adduction of shoulder joint:
– Stand straight.
– Now raise your right hand sidewise parallel to your shoulder and move it up, hold and count 5 and then move down.
– Do this for 5 times.
– Repeat the same with left hand.
6. Hand stretching against the wall sideways:
– Stand straight beside a wall, with one hand gap.
– Raise your right hand till shoulder level and slowly move your hand up by crawling your fingers and stretch it full.
– Then come back to the previous position.
– Do this 5 times.
– Repeat the same thing with left hand.
The best thing to do when you think this might be something you’re suffering from is to go to a trusted physiotherapist, who will guide you to the simple, easy path to recovery.
