We first became aware of “hanging” for the treatment of shoulder pain several years back. We read an article touting its benefits. The concept of hanging to treat shoulder pain was developed ...

Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus ...

This mechanical compression of tissue, primarily the rotator cuff tendons, occurs for a number of reasons. The primary reasons for shoulder impingement are linked to overuse and repetitive motion ...

Results A total of 10 eligible RCTs were identified including patients with tendinopathy of the rotator cuff ... greater supraspinatus, subscapularis, ER, adduction and IR force, (C) greater ROM in ...

Often times many patients with rotator cuff tears began with a shoulder impingement syndrome. The shoulder impingement wears and cuts into the rotator cuff until it finally gives way as a tear.