Your rotator cuff tendon can become inflamed or injured, but it can heal. The rotator cuff is a powerful team of muscles and connecting tendons about the shoulder that attach your upper arm to your ...

Saddled with shoulder discomfort or struggling to lift your arm? A rotator cuff tear could be causing your pain. "The rotator ...

Introduction Loading leads to multiple changes in tendon morphological and mechanical properties, which can be altered in tendinopathy. Reductions in tendon thickness are generally reported after ...

Introduction The tissue changes associated with spectrum of rotator cuff tendinopathy are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to describe the tissue characteristics of the onset and ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, DPT Key Takeaways Bicep tendonitis is usually caused by overloading and overusing the ...

Joseph Bennington-Castro is a science writer based in Hawaii. He has written well over a thousand articles for the general ...

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 ...

Objective: Accurate and reliable shoulder tendinopathy examination maneuvers are essential for diagnosing and treating shoulder pain; however, studies have reported varying results as to the accuracy ...

Calcific tendinopathy (also known as calcific tendonitis) is a disorder of the shoulder characterised by the formation of deposits of calcium crystals in 1 or more of the rotator cuff tendons. It can ...

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 ...