Your rotator cuff is the group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint. The rotator cuff keeps the head of your upper arm bone properly positioned within the socket of your shoulder.

Physical Therapy for Rotator Cuff Impingement If you have significant and persistent shoulder pain, it's important to see your healthcare provider to get an accurate diagnosis.

Treatment can improve a rotator cuff injury. But when ignored, it is easy for these types of injuries to worsen. Send your questions to [email protected].

• Physical therapy. It’s the most important step in the treatment of a rotator cuff injury. It’s amazing how much people (speaking from personal experience) benefit from physical therapy ...

CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed most patients with symptomatic atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears treated with an ...

Percutaneous orthobiologic treatment may be an effective alternative to home exercise therapy for treatment of rotator cuff tears, according to results published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I injured my rotator cuff recently and was told I was not a candidate for surgery. However, a friend shared that there's a new minimally invasive treatment option that uses a ...

InGeneron’s Transpose RT ® cell therapy system is currently being evaluated in three ongoing FDA-approved clinical trials for the treatment of partial-thickness rotator cuff tears, wrist ...

Patients with massive rotator cuff tears are being enrolled in an ongoing FDA study of the InSpace System through UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. “A tremendous number of people live ...

After a fall, and with the onset of your symptoms, it’s a good idea to have your shoulder evaluated by your health care provider. Treatment can improve a rotator cuff injury.

Dear Doctors: I tripped on a tree root and almost did a face-plant. I landed on my hands with my arms stretched out, and now my right shoulder has started ...