Dr. Will Van der Reis, orthopedic surgery and sports medicine physician at the Queen’s Medical Center-West O’ahu explained ...

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

Sleep. Most participants repeatedly recounted how sleep was severely detrimentally affected by rotator cuff tears: "I couldn't sleep on the night" (I/V9). For some, night pain and lack of sleep ...

A rotator cuff tear in your shoulder often requires surgery ... Since returning to Miami, the pain has subsided but I am unable to lift my arm out to the side or overhead. Is it unusual to remain ...

Patient education, pain reduction, tendon load management (unloading and reloading) and re-injury prevention form the basis of symptomatic rotator cuff tendon rehabilitation. In addition to this, ...

Researchers have found it difficult to calculate how many people suffer from rotator cuff tears as many tears are not reported or do not produce enough pain to be reported. There is an estimate of ...

Pain in the right shoulder and arm can occur ... This happens when one or more of the tendons in your rotator cuff tear. Tears can be partial or complete. They may happen due to an injury but ...

Pearl, MD, spoke about the use of lower trapezius transfer for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears and no active external rotation. “It’s not a good operation for pain or if they have ...

You'll just have to find a new rulebook to follow to chase your gains without pain. Cory Gregory is proof of that. The 46-year-old trainer hurt his rotator cuff five years ago. Today, he’s bench ...

Rotator cuff tears are painful and limiting for patients ... subacromial balloon spacer offers hope to patients with large tears, a way of relieving their pain and restoring range of motion—and ...

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.