Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with traditional opioid analgesics, a multimodal non-opioid pain protocol provided equivalent or better ...

The rotator cuff is a collection of muscles and tendons that keep the bones of your shoulder joint in place. An injury to this group is common, especially in people who work with their arms a lot like ...

February 15, 2011 (San Diego, California) — A physical therapy program can effectively treat most patients who present with atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears and shoulder pain, without the ...

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 ...

Certain exercises can help build strength and improve range of motion after a rotator cuff injury such as a tear or strain. Many of these movements can also help promote healing and prevent ...

In response to the demand from professional and recreational athletes, doctors, therapists and trainers have been working on new techniques to repair and rehabilitate shoulder joints after injury.

RESISTANCE training, some of it job-specific, was successful in getting 90 percent of workers with severe rotator cuff injuries back to work, with the majority of the workers (75 percent) at their ...

Luke S. Austin, MD, and colleagues collected demographics, prior narcotic consumption, past medical history and VAS scores for 36 patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Researchers ...

Whether tossing a football, swimming, or painting the ceiling, you demand a lot from your shoulders. However, unlike the big joints of your lower body, soft tissues are the main form of support for ...

The subscapularis tendon is a tendon that plays a role in the rotator cuff and shoulder biomechanics. It is one of four muscles that make up the rotator cuff, and helps the shoulder move in internal ...