What is the cause of calcium deposits around the shoulder?
In most situtations, there is no known cause for calcium deposits. Many people ask if their diet should be changed to reduce calcium intake. This should never be used as a form of treatment, since a normal balanced diet with a calcium supplement up to 1000mg a day is healthy in a normal patient, particularly senior citizens and post-menopausal females. Who most commonly gets calcium deposits? Calcium deposits occur most frequently in females between 35 and 65 years of age, but may occur in males as well. Do all calcium deposits cause problems? Many calcium deposits are present for years without causing any symptoms. Only when the deposit becomes large enough to pinch between the bones when the shoulder is elevated, does it cause pain. Sometimes smaller deposits cause pain if they become acutely inflamed, especially when the calcium salts leak from the lesion into the sensitive bursal tissues. Does a calcium deposit damage my shoulder? Some calcium deposits can cause erosion with the de
