Introduction Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a significant source of musculoskeletal disability. Accompanying muscle changes may be important determinants of the prognosis. The aim of this study was to ...

The rotator cuff is a set of four muscles deep within the shoulder that have a high susceptibility to tear (see statistics below) compared to many others in the body. The most common muscle to tear in ...

The supraspinatus tendon is the most common to tear, but any of the four tendons may tear. If rotator cuff muscles and tendons are severely damaged, surgery is typically needed to promote tendon ...

Dr. Will Van der Reis, orthopedic surgery and sports medicine physician at the Queen’s Medical Center-West O’ahu explained ...

“Then there are four little muscles ... the supraspinatus is the one that is most often injured,” said Dr. Van der Reis. There are several ways people injure their rotator cuff.