Shoulder pain is no joke, especially as you get older. 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 rotator cuff.

In this video, I demonstrate and explain 3 exercises I recommend you do EVERY day to keep your rotator cuff and scapula ...

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. Therefore, it also needs more stability from muscles and ligaments to function well and without pain. The main muscle group that provides such ...

Whether tossing a football, swimming, or painting the ceiling, you demand a lot from your shoulders. However, unlike the big joints of your lower body, soft tissues are the main form of support for ...

The rotator cuff tends to mystify many, probably due to the complexity of its composition and function. It’s often avoided in regular exercise routines and is even more rarely addressed by sedentary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bone marrow concentrate for treatment of rotator cuff tears improved patient-reported outcomes vs. home exercise ...

February 15, 2011 (San Diego, California) — A physical therapy program can effectively treat most patients who present with atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears and shoulder pain, without the ...

Q. I tore my rotator cuff in a skiing accident. I still have some discomfort five months later. Can you recommend exercises to avoid surgery? A. Shoulder injuries account for at least 13 percent of ...

RESISTANCE training, some of it job-specific, was successful in getting 90 percent of workers with severe rotator cuff injuries back to work, with the majority of the workers (75 percent) at their ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am an 81-year-old woman diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. They’re talking about surgery, but I heard that it sometimes leaves you worse off. That makes me totally afraid of it.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While athletes suffer from traumatic forms of shoulder injuries, for many others, age is to blame for torn rotator cuffs. It is believed that millions of Americans over 60 suffer ...