What is the treatment for calcium buildup in shoulder?
Patient: 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. Doctor: 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.