Pearl, MD, spoke about the use of lower trapezius transfer for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears and no active external rotation. “It’s not a good operation for pain or if they have ...

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 ...

Using a resistance band for external rotation exercises specifically targets and strengthens the infraspinatus muscle. To do this exercise, tie one end of the band at waist height, hold the other end ...

Rotation Medical has developed a new way to treat rotator cuff injuries that addresses both the pain and degenerative nature of this problem. The treatment includes a proprietary, reconstituted ...

Patients with typical presentation of adhesive capsulitis (absence of significant rotator cuff pathology in combination with capsular pattern of stiffness, which involves external rotation of 0 to ...

Participants were randomised to three intervention groups: (A) ice, (B) isometric external rotation (ER) exercises progressed from 3–5 times per day and from 10–20 s duration contractions, (C) a ...

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.