The other rotator cuff muscles are the supraspinatus, subscapularis, and the teres minor. The main function of the four rotator cuff muscles is to stabilize the shoulder joint.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The rotator cuff is the group of muscles that aid shoulder movement. Though it’s a commonly injured area. Here’s what to know.

These rotator cuff exercises can help you stretch and strengthen the muscles and help you ward off injury.

The rotator cuff is the group of muscles and their tendons that have a role to stabilize the shoulder.

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.

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.

A new way to regenerate muscle could help repair the damaged shoulders of millions of people every year. The technique uses advanced materials to encourage muscle growth in rotator cuff muscles.

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.