DEAR DOCTOR K: I've injured my rotator cuff. What can I do to relieve the pain? DEAR READER: When people hear "rotator cuff injury," they often think of baseball pitchers. But most people with rotator ...

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 ...

A rotator cuff tear can be painful and interfere with your daily activities. It may make it hard to lift your arm, get dressed or sleep comfortably. If your tear is repairable, surgery may be the best ...

Shoulder conditions that were once common mainly among people in their 50s and older are now increasingly seen in younger adults in their 30s and 40s, as sports activities and smartphone usage have ...

Evidence-backed moves to calm pain, build control, and restore strength — without irritating your shoulder. Before you start ...

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 ...

Rotator cuff pain, sprains, and tendonitis appear quite often in firefighters. The job firefighters do requires full range of motion of that ball and socket joint and full function of the muscles ...

Early one morning last August, Donna Przezdziecki of Glenville missed the last step and fell on her left shoulder, after going upstairs to check on her granddaughter. “I tried to nurse it back to ...

Linda, a 55-year-old cleaning woman, gradually developed right shoulder and right upper arm pain, especially when washing the windows. She had difficulty lifting her right arm and even combing her ...

Manny Pacquiao is expected to undergo surgery later this week for a rotator cuff tear that he failed to disclose before he lost a highly anticipated boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las ...

Shoulder pain is often related to rotator cuff injuries. The rotator cuff stabilizes the ball of the shoulder joint in the socket and is involved with daily shoulder movements. Repetitive lifting ...

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