How to Cure Calcium Deposits

Calcium deposits happen in certain spots in the body and cause bones and soft tissue to become hard. They are most common in the shoulder. In some cases treating the symptoms will be enough. The calcium deposit will dissolve over time on its own. In more severe cases, the deposits grows bigger and harder over time.

Things You'll Need

• Ice pack
• Rest
• Oral medicine
• Cortisone shot
• Surgery

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Instructions

• 1

  Apply ice packs to the affected area to ease any inflammation. A calcium deposit feels like a bump. Eventually it will get harder. The only way to definitively determine that a bump is a calcium deposit, and not something else, is through an X-ray.

• 2

  Try not to use the area. If your shoulder is affected, put your arm in a sling. Using the area causes the calcium deposit to grow.

• 3

  Take anti-inflammatory medicine, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to reduce the swelling. Your doctor can prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs or you can take over the counter ones.

• 4

  Get a cortisone injection. It will reduce or eliminate pain long enough to allow wait and see if the calcium deposit dissolves on its own.

• 5

  Consider surgery as a last resort. If the calcium deposit is causing pain and lying on other important tissue, it is an option. A calcium deposit will rarely reoccur in the same area after its been removed surgically.