Sleep. Most participants repeatedly recounted how sleep was severely detrimentally affected by rotator cuff tears: "I couldn't sleep on the night" (I/V9). For some, night pain and lack of sleep ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

There are four muscles that make up the “rotator cuff” of the shoulder. The four muscles work together to move the shoulder ...

Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical ...

A rotator cuff tear can make arm movements difficult and cause a dull ache in the shoulder that worsens at night. The injury ...

Whether you are a weekend warrior or a pro athlete, these injuries can happen to anyone and should be treated holistically.

Shoulder pain is no joke, especially as you get older ... "Often patients will report a deep ache in the outer part of the upper arm that may extend down to the elbow." Why is it beneficial to do ...

Primary care patients presenting with shoulder pain may in fact have a neck or spine problem instead, Feeley told Medscape ...