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CALCIFIC
TENDINITIS
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Calcific tendinitis is a condition in which there is
calcium deposits in the
tendon. The traditional treatment of this condition is
physical therapy
and
anti-inflammatory drugs. Of course this does nothing to cure
the underlying disorder.
Calcium is the main alkaline buffer in the body. If the person has
calcium deposits all over as evidenced by
bone spurs,
arthritis, poor
circulation, abnormal breast scans (calcium deposits seen), coronary artery
disease, then there is a systemic acidosis condition that needs to be treated.
In our office we would do
blood pH testing.
If it is a local calcium deposit
problem then the calcium is being deposited to strengthen a
weakened tendon. It
is no more complicated then that. The body deposits calcium and bone in area
that are injured, stretched, and torn to help strengthen them. So to strengthen
the area so no more calcium needs to be deposited we would recommend
Prolotherapy.
Prolotherapy is very effective at getting rid of the pain of
calcific tendinitis. It is also great at getting rid of the pain of bone spurs
and degenerative arthritis (also conditions where the person gets metastatic
calcium deposits...calcium depositing in areas it normally does not).
But doctor what about the calcium deposit? Everyone has
goofy stuff show up on x-ray. The point is treat the person not the x-ray. Can
you move your arm? Can you swing a tennis racket? Can you lift weights? If the
answers are yes, yes, yes, and more yes...then don't worry about the calcium
deposit. For the person whose calcium deposit is really causing a problem then
we would recommend Mesotherapy. Mesotherapy is a treatment where substances
are injected into the mesoderm to correct underlying physiology. In this
instance it would be to remove calcium.
Mesotherapy for Calcifications and Bone Spurs
Traditional
medicine currently offers only one method to remove bone spurs: surgery. Bone
spurs generally form as the body's response to stabilize a weak structure.
Prolotherapy is therefore, successful because it strengthens weakened connective
tissues, and relieves the pain of bone spurs. Mesotherapy and Endotherapy
(deeper injections with the same solutions) offer non-surgical alternatives to
decreasing and eliminating the actual bone spurs, not just the pain of the bone
spurs.
Athletes commonly experience calcifications in structures such as the biceps and
rotator cuff tendons. Mesotherapy
and Endotherapy are useful treatments to employ when these structures are painful. These treatments will, over time, help the body rid itself of the abnormal physiology that led to the calcifications, thus, reducing their size and negative effects. |
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