Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I’m a 49-year-old man, 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 with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A minimally invasive procedure used to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff can provide immediate symptom relief ...

Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis aid the shoulder when ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I injured my rotator cuff recently and was told I was not a candidate for surgery. However, a friend shared that there's a new minimally invasive treatment option that uses a balloon ...

Amit Momaya, M.D., section chief of Sports Medicine in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, along with assistant professors Aaron Casp, M.D., and Will Brabston, M ...

Q: I've been having some pain in my shoulder. How do I know if it could be a rotator cuff issue? A: Rotator cuff problems typically present with shoulder pain from the side, back or front of the ...

BACKGROUND: The rotator cuff is made up of tendons and muscles in the shoulder. The tendons and muscles connect the upper arm bone with the shoulder blade and they hold the ball of the upper arm bone ...

Just taking plates out of the cupboard was excruciating for Kay Subhawong. She has a torn rotator cuff. The small muscles that hold the shoulder joint together have ripped apart. That type of rotator ...

Shoulder pain is often related to rotator cuff injuries. The rotator cuff stabilizes the ball of the shoulder joint in the socket and is involved with daily shoulder movements. Repetitive lifting or ...

July 7, 2009 — Rotator cuff calcific tendonitis may respond to ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment, according to the results of a nonrandomized controlled trial reported in the July issue of ...