Impingement refers to mechanical compression and/or wear of an athlete's rotator cuff tendons. The rotator cuff is actually a series of four muscles connecting the scapula (shoulder blade ...

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 ...

Rotator cuff pathology was the most prevalent pathology on ultrasound (50%), with supraspinatus the most commonly affected rotator cuff component, accounting for 86 of the 102 cases (85% ...

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 ...

Patients with full-thickness supraspinatus tears were most often excluded ... with patients linking more mechanical terms, such as ‘impingement’ and ‘rotator cuff tear’, to an increased perceived need ...