Dr. Chris Dougherty of the Agility Center in Bentonville explains rotator cuff injuries, modern surgical techniques, and ...

In A Nutshell • 99% of adults over 40 have rotator cuff abnormalities on MRI scans, including wear and tear (25%), partial ...

Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons people visit a doctor for muscle and joint problems. It can make everyday ...

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 ...

Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint seen by doctors, affecting approximately 18–31% of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Insurance companies' policies to refuse authorization of MRI scans to diagnose rotator cuff tears until patients have first tried physical therapy have probably raised overall ...

New research reveals that rotator cuff tears are so common in adults over 40 they may be a normal part of aging — raising uncomfortable questions about a multi-billion-dollar surgical industry built ...

Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders. Tears of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more ...

Finland: A large population-based study from Finland has found that structural abnormalities in the rotator cuff are almost ...

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.

Lower-than-normal levels of sex hormones can increase the risk of shoulder injuries in men and women, according to a new study. The research conducted at the University of Utah, specifically examined ...