We have been performing needle lavage routinely to treat calcific tendonitis for more than 10 years. During this time, we have continually perfected the technique. Today, we are faster and more gentle than just a few years ago.
The recently published major international studies prove us right. Needle lavage for treating calcific tendonitis is the most effective procedure, with minimal risk.
Nevertheless, patients are often confused by claims that their calcification is much too large or too hard for needle lavage.
These statements are simply false!
The image shows the X-ray of a patient before and after calcific tendonitis treatment in our practice. This patient's calcification was not large, but gigantic!
Our experience over the past 10 years shows that there are no calcifications too large for needle lavage. We also almost never experienced anything too harsh; this happened perhaps in one out of 1,000 cases.