What Are the Causes of Rotator Cuff Injuries?

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Rotator Cuff Injury: Click for Treatment, Symptoms and Tests More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Issac OCAU | permalink
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Understand torn rotator cuff symptoms, shoulder surgery, and treatment for shoulder pain from chronic and acute rotator cuff tears and shoulder tendonitis. Plus, learn about the tests used in diagnosis.

For further reading: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/rotator_cuff_injury/article_em.htm ^[1]

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Rotator Cuff Tear More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Dan Smart | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.healthline.com/health/rotator-cuff-injury ^[2]

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Rotator cuff problems: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Jackie Moreland | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000438.htm ^[3]

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Rotator Cuff Disease: Read About Prevention and Treatment More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Davey Tan | permalink
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Read about rotator cuff disease, damage to any of the four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Shoulder pain and tenderness are common symptoms. Treatment depends on the severity of the injury.

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/rotator_cuff/article.htm ^[4]

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Learn About Rotator Cuff Tears More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Bruce Barnaba | permalink
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Find out more from WebMD about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for rotator cuff tears, which tend to affect athletes.
Tags: Rotator Cuff tear, rotator cuff, pitchers, swimmers, tennis players, shoulder, injury, tear, tendon, symptoms, treatment, painkillers, arthroscopy, orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, MRI, arthrogram, arthroscopy

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/rotator-cuff-tear ^[5]

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Davey Tan, Issac OCAU, Bruce Barnaba, Dan Smart, Jackie Moreland

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1. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/rotator_cuff_injury/article_em.htm

2. http://www.healthline.com/health/rotator-cuff-injury

3. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000438.htm

4. http://www.medicinenet.com/rotator_cuff/article.htm

5. http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/rotator-cuff-tear