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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Rotator cuff tears happen when one of the tendons in your shoulder is injured. Warning signs include shoulder pain and trouble lifting your ...

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

Saddled with shoulder discomfort or struggling to lift your arm? A rotator cuff tear could be causing your pain. "The rotator ...

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

There may be new hope for people suffering from debilitating, slow-healing rotator cuff injuries. Chinese scientists have created an implantable 3D-printed material that both restores shoulder motion ...

Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis aid the shoulder when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The most common procedures for the surgical management of irreparable cuff tears include partial repair, SCR, ...

The human body, filled with muscles and moving parts, is far from indestructible. Injuries are common, especially where tendons and bones connect. In Japan, rotator cuff tears affect approximately 1 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ruptures of the deltoid muscle tendon are rare injuries that are infrequently reported in the literature.