Rotator cuff tears are common injuries caused by damage to the muscles or tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint. They can be diagnosed by using a number of tests and imaging techniques ...

Study data have shown no one test can accurately diagnose rotator cuff tears or tendinosis.Researchers reviewed 139 consecutive patients being examined at two orthopedic clinics for possible ...

Background Risk factors among overhead athletes have been investigated in many studies. The rotator cuff external rotator weakness is associated with an increased probability of substantial shoulder ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff Impingement? A rotator cuff impingement is a type of injury that causes shoulder pain. It affects the muscles and tendons between your arm bone and the top of your shoulder ...

Rotator cuff: A group of muscles surrounding your shoulder joint is prone to injuries with growing age, leading to other complications.

The Neer's test merely reveals if you have shoulder impingement; it doesn't reveal what structure in your shoulder is being pinched (e.g., your shoulder bursa, rotator cuff, biceps tendon).

Discussion Both the self-managed loaded exercise programme and usual physiotherapy treatment appear to be effective interventions for rotator cuff tendinopathy. But, this RCT does not provide ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) - People who have surgery to correct a rotator cuff injury can rest assured relief will be long-lasting. A study conducted among 11 patients 8 years following the operation found ...

With the advancement of arthroscopic surgery in the repair of rotator cuff tears, the gold standard of open surgery has begun to be slowly replaced. However, the literature has shown similar ...