05/05/2025
Calcium Tendinitis of the Supraspinatus
Have you had stubborn shoulder pain and it’s been unexplainable? Something to consider as a possibility for yourself or someone you know suffering through shoulder pain.
Hopefully the pain is something much less severe but I am here to help guide you through your healing journey and figure out what we can do to help in the best way and receive the most optimal benefits.
These are the symptoms of calcium tendinitis of the supraspinatus:
• Sudden, Severe Shoulder Pain: The pain often comes on rapidly, sometimes overnight or within hours, without any obvious injury. It is typically described as severe, sharp, or excruciating, and may radiate from the side or front of the shoulder down the arm toward the elbow.
• Pain with Shoulder Movement: Movement, especially lifting the arm overhead or away from the body, significantly worsens the pain. Even simple activities such as carrying objects can become very painful.
• Loss of Range of Motion and Stiffness: The pain and inflammation often result in marked stiffness and a significant reduction in shoulder mobility, sometimes mimicking a frozen shoulder, but with a more rapid onset.
• Night Pain: Pain is frequently worse at night, often disrupting sleep or waking the person from sleep.
• Tenderness Over the Rotator Cuff: There may be localized tenderness when pressing over the supraspinatus tendon.
• Weakness: Some patients notice weakness in the affected arm, particularly when attempting to lift or reach.
• Constant, Nagging Ache: In addition to sharp pain, a deep, dull ache may persist, sometimes radiating down the arm.
• Episodes of Excruciating Pain: During the resorptive phase, when the calcium deposit is being broken down and reabsorbed, pain can become constant and extremely intense, sometimes prompting emergency medical visits.
