Dryland Tip by Swimming World correspondent G. John Mullen of SwimmingScience.net and CenterofOptimalRestoration.com, Creator of Swimmer's Shoulder System SANTA CLARA, California, September 25. THE ...

Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on ...

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 ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...

BACKGROUND: The rotator cuff is made up of tendons and muscles in the shoulder. The tendons and muscles connect the upper arm bone with the shoulder blade and they hold the ball of the upper arm bone ...

Because our demand for shoulder movement remains, a weakening of the deltoid places additional demands on the rotator cuff muscles. This is the time when rotator cuff injury risk is the highest, ...

Why are fat deposits more likely to occur after tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff, compared to other types of muscle injuries? An increased propensity of stem cells within with rotator cuff muscles ...

Shoulder pain is often related to rotator cuff injuries. The rotator cuff stabilizes the ball of the shoulder joint in the socket and is involved with daily shoulder movements. Repetitive lifting ...

The life of a professional athlete inspires images of success, money and ease that most of us can only dream of. But professional sports require grueling workout schedules, practice sessions and ...

Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common, especially as we age. The right exercises can speed healing and recovery. By Jane E. Brody Few of us think about our joints until one starts to hurt when we ...