Q: I continue to have pain and weakness in my shoulder several months after falling on the ice. What could be going on? You may have a rotator cuff tendon tear. The rotator cuff is made up of four ...

Rotator cuff tendinitis, or tendonitis, affects the tendons and muscles that help move your shoulder joint. If you have tendinitis, it means that your tendons are inflamed or irritated. Rotator cuff ...

With summer here, patients are out enjoying activities such as golf, paddling on the river, tennis and fly-fishing. I often see patients in the office with shoulder pain after participating in these ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A minimally invasive procedure used to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff can provide immediate symptom relief ...

The rotator cuff is a combination of muscles and tendons that link your upper arm bone, the humerus, to your shoulder blades. The rotator cuff also holds your upper arm bone in place in your shoulder ...

A tendon is the fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone in the human body. The forces applied to a tendon may be more than 5 times your body weight. In some rare instances, tendons can snap or ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A few years ago, when Dianne Little was leading a horse around the corner of a barn, she was suddenly met by a piece of construction equipment with a tarp flapping heavily in ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff Tear? A rotator cuff tear is a rip in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint and let you lift and rotate your arms (your rotator cuff). It’s ...

July 7, 2009 — Rotator cuff calcific tendonitis may respond to ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment, according to the results of a nonrandomized controlled trial reported in the July issue of ...

The Cleveland Indians placed closer Chris Perez on the disabled list on Monday due to a right shoulder injury. The team announced Tuesday an MRI revealed Perez has mild tendonitis in his rotator cuff.