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the anatomy of the shoulder and arm showing rotator cuff, an overview view

Our shoulders are incredibly mobile. This is great news for us. Their extreme range of motion allows us to freely swing our arms about. We can reach over our heads to grab dishes from the top cabinet. We can reach behind us to scratch our backs. Most of us can even cross our arms in … Continued

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an image of the shoulder and arm muscles

A rotator cuff tear is a typical injury in sports, such as baseball or tennis, or in jobs that require a repeated motion. For a specialist call 888-409-8006

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the posterior view and rotator muscles

A shoulder exercise and conditioning program is designed to take the stress off of overworked muscles and joints by strengthening muscles around that joint. If you’ve ever had a shoulder injury, you know how important it is to take care of your shoulders. And if you haven’t had a shoulder injury, consider yourself lucky—and then …

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Infraspinatus:  Learn Your Muscles  This is one of the four rotator cuff muscles. Continue reading to learn how to keep it healthy.

The infraspinatus is one of your four enigmatic rotator cuff muscles. It helps rotate the head of your humerus outward, away from the midline of your body. This is essential for good posture.

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an illustration shows the stages of rotatoric muscles and how they are used to treat them

Remember them with the mnemonic SITS (Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis). Also remember the "Empty can supraspinatus test" used to evaluate this muscle asking the patient to abduct his/her arm to 90 degrees and flex the arm from that position 30 degrees (horizontally) with thumbs pointing to the floor, then apply downward force to his/her arms. This maneuver will elicit pain and weakness on the affected side due to impingement of the supraspinatus tendon (the most…

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Impingement Syndrome And The Rotator Cuff Findings associated with pathologic processes involving the rotator cuff relate to tenderness over the rotator cuff, positive impingement signs, and weakness of the rotator cuff demonstrated by the internal and external rotation lag signs. Collectively, these findings are demonstrated in Plates 1-38, 1-40, and 1-43. The Hawkins and Neer signs are commonly called impingement signs because they are often positive when there is inflammation…

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Rotator Cuff Disorders: The Facts - OrthoBethesda

Physician Blog by Edward J. Bieber, MD Rotator Cuff Disorders: The Facts There is a great deal of information circulating about the rotator cuff and its disorders. Some of this is misinformation that has been printed in the lay press and unfortunately some of it has been disseminated by medical professionals either through a misunderstanding

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Strengthening the rotator cuff muscles serves everyone whether you have an injury or not. The numbers of rotator cuff injuries I encounter are staggering. My wife hurt her rotator cuff in kick boxing months ago and has still not healed. And every time I hear her wince in pain, whether it is from yoga, putting her jacket on or putting away groceries, I obnoxiously remind her that every time she feels the injury she is re-injuring it and healing will take that much longer.

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