A rotator cuff tear is marked by damage to one (or more) of the four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Warning signs of a torn rotator cuff are typically felt in the shoulder area.

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

The majority of participants provided vivid descriptions regarding how rotator cuff tears, particularly experienced pain, had profound adverse emotional impact upon their lives: "it (shoulder ...

"Rotator cuff tears become increasingly common after 40 years of age, even in people who have no shoulder pain at all," Candy says. More than two million people in the United States seek care due ...

Building shoulder endurance is essential for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone attempting to develop their upper body ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous ... to describe the continuum of the rotator cuff pathology from asymptomatic tendon through full thickness ...

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.

An MRI revealed that Murphy sustained a torn labrum and a partial tear of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the team announced.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder ...

"I'm feeling grateful that it's not torn, and I'm feeling grateful that it's March ... season on the injured list after being diagnosed with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder, which ...

full-thickness rotator cuff tears, Hill-Sachs-type fractures of the humeral head, scapula fractures, acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocations, injury to nerves of the shoulder and a humeral avulsion ...