Has anyone experienced calcified tendinitis? I have been diagnosed with this after 6 months of excruciating shoulder pain. GP kept just prescribing painkillers then I saw the physio who advised me to have an X-ray. I am now having a steroid injection in my shoulder followed by physio, and hopefully this will resolve it.
On doing research on the condition, it mentioned you are more prone to this with RA.
I have ankylosing spondylitis, and have many joints where the tendons have calcified. Both patella tendons are, which has resulted in them not being as flexible. This has resulted in both knee caps being subluxed.
I’m also due to have surgery on my toes in a few weeks, because calcified tendons have dislocated 2 toes. Ribs are also affected, so I only have 0.8cm chest expansion. I’m sure there will be others I haven’t discovered yet.
yes I got this in my Achilles. After years of problems with mobility issues many different physios and tests eventually diagnosed with this . Steroid injection and physio helps but now have a permanent weakness and it’s the first place a flare will show
This is my major bug-bear at the moment. At one point I had both shoulders, left elbow and right wrist with it. The largest calcification was 10mm and it hurt! Currently just have one in the tendon along the forearm.
If somewhere accessible my rheumy does a steroid injection (hand, wrist, forearm) with her small ultrasound she has in her office. But my shoulders were done in an imaging lab with more powerful ultrasound.
The injections work for me. But rest well for 24-48 hours afterwards.
Sadly new ones seem to keep popping up.
Thank you. Good advice and appreciate knowing it is not just me
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