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 aching. My boyfriend thinks it’s a rotator ...

Reverse shoulder replacement is another surgical option for treating patients with severe arthritis, irreparable rotator cuff ...

Shoulder pain that increases with motion, awakens one from sleep or is associated with weakness may be a sign of a torn rotator cuff. Whether the pain is caused by a sudden injury or develops ...

A friend just underwent a rotator cuff repair and is recovering well. But I was wondering, what if you get to a point where ...

It is used for everything — from waving hello to a friend to swinging a bat on the baseball field. The shoulder makes all sorts of activities possible, and plays a key role in fluid upper body ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical procedures for rotator cuff repair can be difficult and time consuming to perform and may be associated ...

Among patients with chronic full-thickness rotator cuff tear who underwent nonoperative treatment, the Rotator Cuff Quality-of-Life Index significantly predicted treatment outcome, according to ...

MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. JENNIFER: A FEW YEARS AGO, I DIDN'T HAVE A ROTATOR CUFF INJURY. I HAD FROZEN SHOULDER. THAT WAS EXTREMELY PAINFUL. I'VE HEARD ROTATOR CUFF IS ...

Saddled with shoulder discomfort or struggling to lift your arm? A rotator cuff tear could be causing your pain. "The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons that help your shoulder ...

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 balloon ...

Treating shoulder pain with steroid shots or removal of cartilage buildup yields the same result as no treatment at all, a Norwegian research team reports. They said their findings call into question ...