Your rotator cuff includes several muscles that support range of motion in your arm and shoulder while holding the socket in place. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that hold your upper arm ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff? Your rotator cuff is made up of muscles and tendons that keep the ball (head) of your upper arm bone (humerus) in your shoulder socket. It also helps you raise and rotate your ...

The rotator cuff is a combination of muscles and tendons that link your upper arm bone, the humerus, to your shoulder blades. The rotator cuff also holds your upper arm bone in place in your shoulder ...

I took a look at the current NFL injury report and had to mention that (including a few due to suspensions) it is 80 men deep -- as of August 1! Not on the list is Steelers quarterback Ben ...

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 ...

The humerus is your upper arm bone. It is the longest bone in the upper part of your body and is connected to many important tendons and ligaments. The top of the humerus is part of the shoulder joint ...

Q: I’ve been lifting heavier weights recently and felt a strong pull in my shoulder, causing severe pain. Now everyday things are difficult, and I have a constant pain in my shoulder area. My friend ...

Surgical intervention is an option for displaced Neer two-, three-, and four-part fractures in younger active patients and internal fixation with plates has gained increased popularity with the advent ...

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Plaxico Burress joined a long list of big-name injuries last week after he suffered a torn rotator cuff in practice Thursday. On Monday, Schefter tweeted that ...

The shoulder represents one of the most elaborate areas of the human body consisting of a ball and socket joint, which offers an extreme range of motion, but it is also commonly prone to dysfunction.

The rotator cuff is a set of muscles that helps the arm and shoulder move. Injuries to the rotator cuff are fairly common, but many effective treatments are available. These muscles work together to ...