Shoulder pain can be more than just an inconvenience, it might be a sign of something serious. One of the most common causes is a rotator cuff tear, an injury that affects thousands of people each ...

Why a Structured Recovery Plan Matters Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, ...

To evaluate functional results considering the final stages of function and postoperative pain in patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears undergoing surgical treatment by lower trapezius transfer ...

Background Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is characterised by the deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals in one of the rotator cuff tendons and can be managed by ultrasound-guided lavage. However, ...

Up to a third of older adults with tendinitis of the rotator cuff have a tear. Myofascial pain syndrome. This is a chronic pain condition that affects your muscles.

Rotator cuff injuries affect the set of muscles that help the arm and shoulder move. Common rotator cuff injuries include tears and tendinitis, while bursitis may also coincide with them.

We found an association between type 1 diabetes mellitus and rotator cuff tendinitis in men. Men and women with type 1 diabetes mellitus had also higher prevalence of bilateral shoulder pain.

Diagnosing rotator cuff tendinopathy or subacromial impingement syndrome currently involves performing a structured assessment that includes taking the patient’s history in conjunction with performing ...

Most degenerative tears occur in the dominant arm of adults over the age of 40, and their prevalence increases with as you age. Nonoperative treatment, such physical therapy, is the typical approach ...

The present preclinical study elucidates the biological mechanisms of IL-17A pathway stimulation and blockade in tendinopathy.Methods We explored whether IL-17A and other IL-17 family members are ...

Background Different diagnostic imaging modalities, such as ultrasonography (US), MRI, MR arthrography (MRA) are commonly used for the characterisation of rotator cuff (RC) disorders. Since the most ...

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.