Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed a significant relation between the size of the posterosuperior rotator cuff tear with ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Disorders of the shoulder are extremely common, with reports of prevalence ranging from 30% of people experiencing shoulder pain at some stage of their lives up to 50% of the population experiencing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Her past medical history was complicated and included prior myocardial infarction, Crohn’s disease, hepatitis C, ...

According to Sackett and Haynes [1] studies evaluating the diagnostic validity of clinical tests are classified along a continuum from efficacy (Phase I and Phase II) to effectiveness (Phase III and ...

Building strong and sculpted shoulders is a goal for many bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts. When it comes to training these muscles, one exercise that tops the list of favorites is the front ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 48, and I have been playing tennis for years. I also swim regularly. Recently, I have been experiencing pain in my right shoulder every time I hit the court and when I try to ...

A 65-year-old man attends complaining of a painful shoulder. The pain has been going on for about three months and wakes him when he lies on that side at night. There is no history of trauma.

To determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative likelihood ratio of all included physical examination tests for shoulder pathology including tests for rotator cuff pathology, ...