Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bone marrow concentrate for treatment of rotator cuff tears improved patient-reported outcomes vs. home exercise ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Rotator cuff tears are the most common types of shoulder injuries. Every year, millions of Americans go to the doctor because of a rotator cuff issue. The University of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rotator cuff injuries are one of the most common types of shoulder injuries. Here, we explain to you the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options. Understanding more about these injuries and ...

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 ...