The rotator cuff is a combination of muscles and tendons that link your upper arm bone, the humerus, to your shoulder blades. The rotator cuff also holds your upper arm bone in place in your shoulder ...

Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

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 ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rotator cuff tears represent a significant source of shoulder disability and socioeconomic burden. Outcomes ...

Recovery from rotator cuff surgery can take up to 6 months and involve physical therapy to help restore strength and range of motion in the shoulder. Rotator cuff surgery is an orthopedic procedure to ...

A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles surrounding the shoulder are surgically fixed.

Shoulder rotator cuff injuries are extremely painful for the patient and challenging for surgeons. But one new surgical technique involving balloons is giving surgeons an additional way to repair the ...

The shoulder is a mobile and complex joint that is prone to dislocation and injury. Several types of shoulder surgery can address and correct various shoulder symptoms. Surgery can repair several ...

Q: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears. I can only lift my right arm midway. I cannot comb my hair, and I’m right-handed. I cannot lift a glass or coffee ...