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What Is The Treatment For Calcium Buildup In Shoulder?

my friend has a calcium buildup in his shoulder. And he is hurting really bad. He has been to a doctor and they gave him a shot in the shoulder. It eased up, but now it has started back to hurting again. What can be done to stop the pain. And it is also swallon.
Fri, 15 Jul 2016
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Hello. If your friend hasn't had an mri scan of the shoulder he needs one to check for tendonitis or a tear of a rotator cuff tendon and he may need arthroscopic surgery to repair the problem he's having.
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What Is The Treatment For Calcium Buildup In Shoulder?

Hello. If your friend hasn t had an mri scan of the shoulder he needs one to check for tendonitis or a tear of a rotator cuff tendon and he may need arthroscopic surgery to repair the problem he s having.