What is Calcific Tendonitis and its Symptoms?
“Frozen shoulder” which is the layman term for calcific tendonitis, occurs very frequently. However, it happens most often to women who are diabetic and above 40 years old. Of course the condition may be caused by some kind of accident, but doctors are unsure of the exact cause of calcific tendonitis. When this condition is caused by trauma it develops rapidly, but in most cases it will take a year to develop calcific tendonitis that is bad enough for the sufferer to seek any kind of help from a doctor. This is because initially the pain is not very strong and the person still has proper range of motion in the shoulder. Eventually the pain increases and will even interrupt sleep because the pain is often worse in the night. In addition to the pain increasing, you will begin to experience loss of range of motion in your shoulder. For instance putting dishes into your cupboard may cause you to have pain. On the other hand, a person that enjoys playing tennis for example, may not be able
