Your rotator cuff includes several muscles that support range of motion in your arm and shoulder while holding the socket in place. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that hold your upper arm ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff? Your rotator cuff is made up of muscles and tendons that keep the ball (head) of your upper arm bone (humerus) in your shoulder socket. It also helps you raise and rotate your ...

Linda, a 55-year-old cleaning woman, gradually developed right shoulder and right upper arm pain, especially when washing the windows. She had difficulty lifting her right arm and even combing her ...

Dryland Tip by Swimming World correspondent G. John Mullen of SwimmingScience.net and CenterofOptimalRestoration.com, Creator of Swimmer's Shoulder System SANTA CLARA, California, September 25. THE ...

Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common, especially as we age. The right exercises can speed healing and recovery. By Jane E. Brody Few of us think about our joints until one starts to hurt when we ...

Q: I've been having some pain in my shoulder. How do I know if it could be a rotator cuff issue? A: Rotator cuff problems typically present with shoulder pain from the side, back or front of the ...

Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions, and age can take a toll on shoulder function. Oftentimes, surgery can be ...

In treating massive rotator cuff tears, human dermal allografts were shown to provide patients with positive postoperative outcomes, according to study findings. Investigators retrospectively studied ...

Certain exercises can help build strength and improve range of motion after a rotator cuff injury such as a tear or strain. Many of these movements can also help promote healing and prevent ...

L O S   A N G E L E S, April 17 -- Doctors are getting help from pigs to repair human shoulder injuries. Orthopedic surgeons can now use tough tissue patches from pigs' intestines to restore ...

Q: My after-work pick-up basketball team has a crisis: Our captain is out with a torn rotator cuff. What exactly does this mean, and more important from the standpoint of our win-loss record, when can ...