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

Shoulder pain is no joke, especially as you get older. And if you find that you can't raise your arm as high as usual or ...

Rotator cuff tears are very common and have been notoriously hard to heal. Now, a local doctor is using a new bio-implant to ...

Orthopedic injuries may sound like something that only athletes experience, but they often occur in the most basic ways.

Anderson says the main symptom for rotator cuff injuries is arm pain, especially with use of the arm out and away from the body and overhead. You can also have weakness, stiffness, numbness in ...

The rotator cuff provides stability for the shoulder joint and is responsible for rotating the arm both internally and externally. Most tennis players who experience shoulder pain present with one ...

We found no consistent associations between other lifestyle and metabolic factors and shoulder pain or chronic rotator cuff tendinitis. Although there was an association between shoulder pain and ...

"Rotator cuff tears become increasingly common ... not the front. If you feel any pain, try repositioning your arm, rolling your body backwards a bit, or simply not stretching as far, Candy ...

A rotator cuff problem is a pain in the shoulder or upper arm, particularly when lifting the arm, lying on it or using the sore muscles. It is often the result of repetitive overuse of the arm and ...

“A torn rotator cuff, and a big one at that ... “I recommend surgery as soon as possible,” said the doctor, “hopefully the pain will subside in three or four months.” ...

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 purpose of this study was to assess the associations of lifestyle factors, metabolic factors and carotid intima-media thickness with shoulder pain and chronic (>3 months) rotator cuff tendinitis.