Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A rotator cuff tear is marked by damage to one (or more) of the four tendons ...

Rotator cuff injuries feel like a dull ache deep in the shoulder, and they may disturb sleep. Other symptoms may include: ...

Primary care patients presenting with shoulder pain may in fact have a neck or spine problem instead, Feeley told Medscape ...

"Oftentimes, people have injuries to their rotator cuff, and that can also mimic [frozen shoulder] because they're not moving ...