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

After a fall, and with the onset of your symptoms, it’s a good idea to have your shoulder evaluated by your health care provider. Treatment can improve a rotator cuff injury.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A rotator cuff tear is marked by damage to one (or more) of the four tendons ...

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

Shoulder arthritis is the wear and tear of the cartilaginous lining of the shoulder joint bones, leading to pain, stiffness, ...

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.

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons that surround the shoulder joint, providing stability and ...

Objective: To determine the most effective training for altering strength ratios in the shoulder rotator cuff. Results: One way analysis of variance found no differences between the groups for the ...

Although there can be several origins of pain that presents itself in the front, back and/or side of the shoulder, the primary culprit is inflammation and/or structural injury of the rotator cuff.