A rotator cuff tear is marked by damage to one (or more) of the four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Warning signs of a torn rotator cuff are typically felt in the shoulder area.

The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders. Tears of the rotator cuff can result from a substantial traumatic injury or can occur slowly over time. Most degenerative ...

There are three main sections: the identification and description of the symptoms caused by known rotator cuff tears, the impact that these tears had upon the lives of the participants followed by ...

Chronically underloaded tendon in a sedentary population may result in asymptomatic degeneration and tears, which will increase ... until a specific threshold is reached. Treatment for an underloaded ...