What causes a rotator cuff tear? The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that surround the shoulder, stabilize it, and facilitate movement: The four rotator cuff muscles are the supraspinatus ... a ...

chelwest.nhs.uk Purpose: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise for the treatment of full thickness ... cuff tendon surgery is thought to be less successful in an elderly ...

No studies investigating the response of tendon dimensions to load for the rotator cuff tendons exist. This study aimed to examine the short-term effect of loading on the thickness of the ...

In addition, patients had to have at least one shoulder clinically diagnosed with tendinosis (positive signs from ≥3 clinical tests (Hawkins-Kennedy test, Neers test, Empty Can test, Full ... Tears >1 ...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson retore his Achilles tendon and underwent another surgery to repair it, the team announced Friday, casting further uncertainty over whether he will play ...

Endoscopic full-thickness plication (EFTP), which improves the valvular mechanism of the gastroesophageal junction, is efficacious for managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms ...

Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the shoulder can confirm rotator-cuff tears and provide information on size and location, tendon retraction, and muscle atrophy and fatty ...

Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus (upper ...

A rotator cuff tear involves the tendons rather than the muscles. Of the four, the supraspinatus tendon is the one the most commonly injured. A full-thickness tear, also known as a complete rotator ...