Q: My shoulder has been hurting so my doctor ordered an X-ray. This showed calcium buildup, and she said that was causing the pain. What is this from? A: It seems you are describing calcific ...

In the US, there are over 33 million musculoskeletal injuries, with more than 50% involving tendon injuries. (James et al. J Hand Surg AM, 2008) More than 1,000 tendons in our body can present with ...

While tendonitis is often caused by stress on a tendon from repeated motions, that’s not always the case. Calcific tendonitis is caused by buildup of calcium on a tendon. You can develop calcific ...

Radiologists are using a new minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the shoulder. Ultrasound-guided non-surgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the rotator ...

Dirk-Jan Hofstee, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; dj_hofstee{at}hotmail.com Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether removing the calcifications in the rotator cuff ...

Tendonitis is pain in or around a tendon, which is a band of strong tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons bend, stretch, and twist to help joints and muscles move. They can become inflamed ...