Shoulder pain is no joke, especially as you get older. And if you find that you can’t raise your arm as high as usual or struggle to get comfortable, you may be dealing with a torn rotator cuff.

Linda, a 55-year-old cleaning woman, gradually developed right shoulder and right upper arm pain, especially when washing the windows. She had difficulty lifting her right arm and even combing her ...

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. Therefore, it also needs more stability from muscles and ligaments to function well and without pain. The main muscle group that provides such ...

External rotation is an exercise that helps to strengthen the rotator cuff, a group of four muscles and their tendons. It is one of several effective movements for this area that, over time, can ...

Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints of patients presenting to their Orthopedic Surgeon. The most common causes of shoulder pain include arthritis, ligament or cartilage tears, and ...

Tendonitis is pain in or around a tendon, which is a band of strong tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons bend, stretch, and twist to help joints and muscles move. They can become inflamed ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Rotator cuff repair surgery is used to fix torn shoulder tendons ...

We usually think shoulder injuries are limited to people who lift weight and do push-ups. We couldn’t be more wrong. A particularly sensitive part of your shoulders, the rotator cuff can get injured ...

Injury or “wear and tear” can cause parts of your shoulder to become damaged and painful. Initial treatment is non-surgical. For pain that fails treatment, or for a torn rotator cuff, advanced ...