Calcium deposit questions
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>How/why do calcium deposits form? Is it diet related? I doubt that
>I'm overdosing on calcium that way. I have a small one in my hip area
>that is a slight problem, the doctor mostly wanted to adopt a rest/take
>it easy approach since it doesn't impact normal activity much, if at
>all. Do these things get bigger over time and can you get them to
>dissipate by nonsurgical means?
"Calcium deposits" are usually caused by chronic inflammation in joints,
tendons, or ligaments. They are not diet related. They are the result
rather than the cause of the pain. They don't usually go away but if
the underlying inflammatory condition can be eliminated or treated
successfully with anti-inflammatory medications they may stop getting
bigger or at least do so more slowly.
David Nye, MD * Neurology Dept., Midelfort Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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