Four muscles make up the rotator cuff: the subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus. Together they assist in stabilizing the shoulder joint as well as in performing various arm ...

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that control arm movement and shoulder rotation. As the shoulder joint is very mobile, and people use it frequently for both sport and work, injuries to ...

Learn the causes of shoulder pain during front and lateral raises, proper form, and effective management techniques to ...

Subscapularis is the largest and strongest of the rotator cuff muscles. It’s a triangular muscle on the front of the upper arm, beginning at the shoulder blade.

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 ...

When you raise your arm shoulder high, the space between the acromion and rotator cuff narrows. The acromion can rub against (or impinge on) the tendon and bone, causing irritation and pain.

There were 552,620 patients with rotator cuff syndrome in 2014, but 89,024 patients in 2023, an increase of 1.6 times compared to 10 years ago.

Most people with shoulder pain have some kind of rotator cuff tear or injury. Problems with the rotator cuff—one of the most important parts of the shoulder—are super common (more on why later ...

Rotator cuff tendon tears may result from sudden injury or slow, degenerative change. Symptoms include shoulder weakness and pain, as well as popping sensations during arm movement.

Rotator cuff exercises are proven to heal injuries, so we caught up with a PT to tell us the best ones, how to do them, and the benefits, to ease shoulder pain.