Treatment for common rotator cuff pain may be ‘useless’
Researchers found no benefit from steroids or saline injections to dissolve calcium buildup.
Treating shoulder pain with corticosteroid injections and lavage for calcific rotator cuff tendinopathy “appears to be useless”, a Norwegian research team reports.
They say their findings call into question treatment guidelines for calcific tendinopathy, as their study shows ultrasound-guided lavage yields the same result as no treatment at all.
