The rotator cuff, consisting of the muscle bellies and tendons of the infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis muscles, surrounds the shoulder joint. Rotator cuff syndrome encompasses various injuries or degenerative conditions affecting the rotator cuff, such as subacromial impingement...
The treatment of rotator cuff disease in the pediatric population depends on the extent of the injury. In general, the treatment of rotator cuff tendinitis in the pediatric population is to evaluate the biomechanics of the shoulder and address any underlying problems. Physical therapy remains the ma...
and after the 6thdecade shoulder pain appears to be more common than in any other region[1]. As the shoulder is used to position the hand to perform functional activities pain in this region is associated with substantial morbidity. Pathology of the rotator cuff muscle and tendon as well as ...