October 12, 2005

Calcific Tendonitis and a New Office Chair Change One Woman's Life

It started simply enough, with a new office chair ...

An X-ray revealed a calcium deposit, a tiny mineral mass, technically called calcific tendinitis, within a tendon of my shoulder. As the new chair jammed my upper arm up against the deposit, the area became inflamed. The doctor first suggested anti-inflammatory medication, but by July 2004 the medication had diminishing impact. (Washington Post)

Posted by news editor | Filed under: Injuries and Trauma