Common Symptoms of a Rotator Cuff Tear: 1. Pain over the side aspect of the upper area (police patch area) 2. Pain and weakness when lifting the arm in a certain way.

Few of us think about our joints until one starts to hurt when we try to use it in the way nature intended. Then the most frequent response seems to be the proverbial “take two aspirin and ca… ...

A full-thickness rotator cuff tear means the tendon completely detaches from the top of the arm bone after an injury. If a small part detaches, doctors refer to this as a full-thickness incomplete ...

Living With a Symptomatic Rotator Cuff Tear 'Bad Days, Bad Nights' A Qualitative Study. Catherine J Minns Lowe; ... my arm would drop out and the pain was really really bad, ...

Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more rotator cuff tendons, a massive rotator cuff tear can be caused by traumatic injuries or ...

The subscapularis is the largest muscle in the rotator cuff, which is a group of muscles that attaches your upper arm to your shoulder and helps you lift and rotate your arm. We’ll explain what ...

If you fall on an outstretched arm or lift something too heavy, you can tear your rotator cuff. Tears to the rotator cuff can be: partial-thickness, full-thickness, and; or complete tears. A tear can ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears. I can only lift my right arm midway. I cannot comb my hair, and I’m right-handed. I cannot ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 49-year-old woman, and I’ve played tennis for many years without any injuries. But a few weeks ago, I developed pain in my shoulder during a match and was diagnosed ...

Keep the Most Important Part of Your Shoulder Healthy and Injury-Free With These 6 Rotator Cuff Stretches. A rotator cuff tear is a one-way ticket to pain and loss of mobility.

He ordered a magnetic resonance imaging test, and although I could still perform most arm functions with little or no pain, the scan revealed significant tears in the tissues of the rotator cuff ...