The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint that connects the upper arm bone to the shoulder blade. Four muscles attach to the bones of the shoulder joint, and these form the rotator cuff. Performing ...

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. Therefore, it also needs more stability from muscles and ligaments to function well and without pain. The main muscle group that provides such ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Health and well-being expert Carlos Rivas says injuries to the rotator cuff are the most common cause of shoulder pain. The rotator cuff muscles are not the large lifting ...

A few weeks ago, I had my check up with Dr. Ginn about my right shoulder where I had the ganglion cyst, bone spur and calcifications on the rotator cuff. After he drained it and put cortisone in it, ...

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 ...

Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis aid the shoulder when ...

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Rotator cuff injury can be a tendinitis, a strain, or a tear of the rotator cuff muscles. The rotator cuff is made up of four tendons that fuse to surround the shoulder joint. There are two major ...

Shoulder pain can be debilitating. Not only are you dealing with the constant pain, but it can limit you from performing typical everyday tasks, especially those involving lifting. But is it just pain ...

In an evaluation of related factors for rotator cuff tears, results showed rotator cuff tears were more affected by heel-type osteophytes than critical shoulder angle. Perspective from Leesa M. Galatz ...