Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder Treatment in Uijeongbu, Korea

Calcium deposits in the shoulder tendons causing sudden, severe shoulder pain, often treated effectively with shockwave therapy.

In short: Calcium deposits in the shoulder tendons causing sudden, severe shoulder pain, often treated effectively with shockwave therapy.

What is Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder?

Calcium can build up inside the rotator cuff tendons. When the body starts to reabsorb it, intense pain can develop suddenly. Shockwave therapy and ultrasound-guided treatment help break up the deposits and calm inflammation.

Common symptoms

• Sudden severe shoulder pain
• Pain at night
• Painful arc when lifting the arm

What causes it?

• Unknown; more common at 30–60 years

How it is diagnosed at Yonsei Leaders

X-ray and ultrasound show the deposit.

Non-surgical treatment options

• Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy: Focused acoustic energy (IN-520 device) delivered through the skin to stimulate healing in chronic tendon and fascia pain, with no needles and no…
• Ultrasound-Guided Injection: Real-time ultrasound (E-CUBE 8 DIA) lets the doctor see tendons, ligaments, bursae and nerves while injecting, for accurate soft-tissue and joint…
• Cryotherapy: Targeted cold therapy to reduce pain, swelling and heat after injury, flare-ups or exercise.

Your plan is tailored after examination; many patients combine a targeted procedure with manual therapy and exercise for longer-lasting results.

Self-care tips

• Ice during acute flare
• Gentle movement as pain allows

Book: call 031-874-7500. Yonsei Leaders Neurosurgery Clinic, 3F Yugyeong Bldg II, 181 Hoeryong-ro, Uijeongbu, Korea, 1 minute from Balgok Station Exit 2. Open Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00, Sat 09:00–14:00. See directions and international patient help.

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