What Is a Rotator Cuff Tear? A rotator cuff tear is a rip in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint and let you lift and rotate your arms (your rotator cuff). It’s ...

Some rotator cuff injuries may require surgery when nonsurgical treatments have not worked, but evidence suggests that nonsurgical treatments can help with most cases. The rotator cuff is the part of ...

We usually think shoulder injuries are limited to people who lift weight and do push-ups. We couldn’t be more wrong. A particularly sensitive part of your shoulders, the rotator cuff can get injured ...