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Shoulder Rotator Cuff (RTC) What Went Wrong?

There’s more to the following conversation/dissertation about WHAT WENT WRONG and how you knew it, know it, and care for it. You functioned in an erroneous way. So you created a formation of pain and dysfunction needing attention. Hippocrates admonished: “First, do no harm”! He may have been speaking to physicians but it’s good advice … Continue reading »

Can you prevent rotator cuff tendinitis?

The answer may be mostly yes. RTC is a typical abbreviation for this muscle group. There are several possible reasons for a person to have shoulder muscle pain. Through differential diagnosis, the orthopedic surgeon will likely figure out which ones. Refer to (Blog Rotator cuff 0723 2011) for a list of other shoulder muscles and … Continue reading »

Is that a rotor cuff or rotator cuff?

Clinicians often hear people refer to the “rotor cuff” when the anatomical jargon term is rotator cuff. Essentially it rotates the humerus in or out and stabilizes the top of the arm (humeral head) into the shoulder socket (glenoid fossa). This is a fairly accurate rotator cuff presentation: I suppose it would seem odd for … Continue reading »

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