Figure 1: (A) Isolated atrophy of the infraspinatus muscle in a 23-year-old hockey player. (B) Sagittal and axial T2 magnetic resonance imaging cuts, showing a large paralabral cyst compressing the ...

In most cases, infraspinatus pain can be resolved with treatments such as rest, stretching, and NSAIDs. It can also occur following a trauma or injury. Here’s what you need to know.

Differential Diagnosis of Rotator-Cuff Lesions. The examination of the shoulder should include observation for atrophy of the deltoid, supraspinatus, or infraspinatus or a combination of these ...

Find out what you need to know about infraspinatus pain, discover what causes it and how it’s treated.

Background The isolated atrophy of the infraspinatus muscle is an uncommon clinical alteration, generally secondary to the selective lesion of the suprascapular nerve related to sport activities, ...

Two surgeons compared proven with new and sometimes controversial techniques for open and arthroscopic massive rotator cuff tears with fellow clinicians at a recent course, but disagreed on which ...

Background Infraspinatus syndrome is a condition of painless weakness and atrophy of the infraspinatus muscle that results from suprascapular neuropathy. Objectives Survey the effects of a short term ...

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

Former Jays pitcher Kelvim Escobar lacked a supraspinatus, another rotator-cuff muscle. Muscles can wither, too. Repeated overhead stress of the shoulder can cause infraspinatus atrophy.