Shoulder Calcific Tendinitis: Achieve Full Recovery with Non-Surgical Treatment

Hello. I'm Dr. Dongkyu Lee, an orthopedic specialist. Recently, many patients have been coming in with shoulder calcific tendinitis. Many come through referrals from patients I've treated, and many others find us online seeking non-surgical treatment. Many people have suffered from shoulder calcific tendinitis and ended up having surgery. Of course, resolving it surgically is one approach. However, surgery requires cutting into the tendon to remove the calcium deposit, followed by simultaneous tendon repair. This means wearing a brace, extending rehabilitation time, and lengthening recovery. Non-surgical treatment of shoulder calcific tendinitis eliminates the discomfort and brace requirements of surgery, allowing for faster recovery. So what is this non-surgical treatment? It's NewPIMS treatment (calcium crushing and aspiration). The fundamental treatment for shoulder calcific tendinitis is removing the calcium deposit. The pain is so extreme that surgery is performed just to remove it. NewPIMS treatment (calcium crushing and aspiration) can remove the calcium non-surgically, making it a fundamental treatment for shoulder calcific tendinitis. Let me show you a case. This patient had received shockwave and injection treatments for 2 years with recurring pain, and was recently told that surgery was needed as the condition became unbearable.

On X-ray, a large white calcium deposit is visible within the red circle.

Ultrasound also shows a large calcium deposit within the supraspinatus, outlined by the red dotted line.

MRI shows the dark area within the red circle is the calcium deposit, surrounded by white inflammatory fluid.

When a calcium deposit this large is present with severe inflammation, it causes truly excruciating pain. This patient was also struggling with severe pain and came seeking non-surgical treatment. NewPIMS treatment (calcium crushing and aspiration) was performed.

After NewPIMS treatment (calcium crushing and aspiration), the white material in the syringe is the extracted calcium.

Comparing X-rays before and after NewPIMS treatment shows the calcium deposit has significantly decreased.

The patient was incredibly happy that the pain was gone immediately after the procedure. The patient arrived in tears and left with a smile. The small amount of remaining calcium will be fully resolved with additional extracorporeal shockwave therapy. Also, because the procedure stimulated the lesion, the body will naturally begin absorbing the remaining calcium.

Shoulder calcific tendinitis can be fundamentally treated non-surgically.