Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Full-thickness cuff tears were associated with the presence of an acromion spur, and a higher acromial index and ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The increasing aging population will present physicians with the challenges of addressing the functional ...

"The occurrence of acromial apophysiolysis before the age of 25 was a significant risk factor for bone fusion failure at the acromion and rotator cuff tears after age 25," Dr. Roedl said. Twenty-one ...

This article on impingement kicks off an in-depth series on some of the most common injuries we see in baseball. While impingement is an official diagnosis, it describes a dynamic process or a ...

Linda, a 55-year-old cleaning woman, gradually developed right shoulder and right upper arm pain, especially when washing the windows. She had difficulty lifting her right arm and even combing her ...

Question: I’m not sure what I did, but I started to have shoulder pain about three weeks ago after playing more tennis than normal while away on vacation. It hurts when I raise my arm and at night ...

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 ...

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 ...

I took a look at the current NFL injury report and had to mention that (including a few due to suspensions) it is 80 men deep -- as of August 1! Not on the list is Steelers quarterback Ben ...