Your infraspinatus is one of the four muscles that make up your rotator cuff.It plays a part in the movement and stability of your shoulder joint.. You put your shoulder muscles to the test in ...

The rotator cuff, which is also known as the rotor cuff, is the group of muscles and their tendons that are responsible for stabilizing the shoulder. Image Credit: solar22 / Shutterstock.com ...

Way back in the '90s, I remember sitting in a kinesiology class, learning about the rotator cuff for the first time. The whole structure seemed wildly complex, with four different muscles acting ...

A rotator cuff tear is a rip in the muscles stabilizing your shoulder. Explore symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, and prevention tips to manage and recover effectively.

How it strengthens the rotator cuff: Side Plank makes the muscles of the rotator cuff work as an integrated unit to keep your lowered arm and torso stable while they exert force.

The rotator cuff is the group of four muscles that aid shoulder movement and stabilize the joint. It’s a commonly injured area. Every time you move your shoulder, you’re using your rotator ...

A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it's more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from ...

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus. Philipp ...

Muscle degeneration in chronic massive rotator cuff tears of the shoulder: Addressing the real problem using a graphene matrix. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2022; 119 (33) DOI ...

Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical therapy, is typically recommended; surgery is considered in some cases.

A graphene/polymer matrix embedded into shoulder muscle prevents re-tear injuries. Tears of the tendons in the shoulder joint, commonly called the rotator cuff. A graphene/polymer matrix embedded ...