Rotator Cuff Injuries | Complete Anatomy

Rotator Cuff Injuries

The Shoulder or Glenohumeral joint is stabilized by a group of muscles called the rotator cuff. These are the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Subscapularis and Teres Minor. They arise from the scapula and merge to form the rotator cuff tendon, which is inserted into the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus. Their tendons hold the head of the humerus in place in the concave glenoid fossa of the scapula.

The muscles and their tendon work together to reinforce strength in all directions of the shoulder and arm, and allow for movements like raising your hands, jumping jacks, and even giving hugs.

Supraspinatus abducts the humerus, Infraspinatus and Teres Minor externally rotate the humerus, while Subscapularis internally rotates it. The most commonly injured of these is the supraspinatus muscle.

The tendons are susceptible to tears, impingement and inflammation. When damage occurs to the muscle, it cannot effectively stabilise the shoulder. A patient would usually present with pain and weakness of the joint. In a clinic this can be diagnosed by a positive painful arc test, the drop arm test and weakness in external rotation; and radiologically with x rays, musculoskeletal ultrasounds and MRIs.

Rotator cuff tears can be managed with physical therapy, steroid injections, topical agents, massage and acupuncture; but if the trauma is severe, then surgical treatment is required.

Fortunately, this treatment is minimally invasive and can be done arthroscopically with small incisions, fine instruments and cameras. This procedure is often done as an outpatient procedure, which does not require hospital stay.

[astonium]

I have a little pain in the cuff and never searched about the rotator cuff and didn't talk about it but I don't understand how youtube could recommend this video as soon as I opened it! Mad

[tjsogmc]

My rotator tore so badly the doctor looked at the MRI and immediately started discussing the surgery. What the video doesn't mention is that one of the symptoms of a torn rotator is having trouble sleeping because the pain intensifies at night.

[MRakshay-fbmu]

This area generally get hurt when i lift weights but it heals on its own, it such a delicate spot.

[AkosNickmann]

Thank you for the great video! I think I have a kinda unique problem. I've been seeing my physiotherapist for more than 1 year now with a problem with my right shoulder/rotator cuff.
My right shoulder is clicking/jumping during lateral raises but its not painful anymore. There's no problem with shoulder press also.

However when doing chest press - while using bigger weight; with small weights there's no pain - my right front delt/rotator hurts and also my brachialis/pronator teres (somewhere at that area).
Its can also be extremely painful to put on a backpack/jacket. (also i feel something above my collarbone, and around my neck)
If i do the rotation movement while me fists face towards the ground and theres a 45 degrees angle with my shoulder, it hurts at the front delt/rotator and also down the biceps. Only in the right arm (doing any kind of biceps exercises dont hurt except when my right arm is facing backwards like in movement 1 in the video above, so when the dumbbell/cable movement starts from behind my back).
i feel something around my forearm and wrist also and in my neck too, so basically from my next to the wrist theres an uncomfortable feeling

Its been more than a year altogether and despite having babysteps i dont see a significant results :\
I've been seeing a chiropractor also and he doesnt know whats the problem either, like my physiotherapist so basically we are just experimenting.. right now with the right scapula activation.

Do you have an idea what can be wrong or what should I do the improve the situation?
Thank you in advance!

[ultraali]

This exactly what is happening to me. Too little exercise and too much computer time.. Once I get well, I need to take better care of myself.

[JamesSmith-byyb]

Very annoying injury, can’t exercise my upper body at all

[ET_AYY_LMAO]

I found a way to mend a rotator cuff injury where it hurts to raise your arm!
Simply sleep with your arm stretched out above your head, this relaxes the upper muscles, giving it a chance to mend!
I did this a week and now I can raise my arm without pain! I have been in pain for 2 months because I got my arm hurt in a brawl.

[mulari]

I have a minor rotator cuff tear and I want to prevent it from becoming severe

[Rhododendrondimmek]

Thank you for sharing this video... I am going to do my surgery in next week...

[rickovsky]

Great video! Still trying to figure out the root cause as to why every last living human being Ive ever met and talked to seems to have a torn rotator cuff....

[lightball]

I’ve heard that these surgeries are notoriously unsuccessful. Has anybody had success from this kind of surgery?

[may_laytrucker]

I fell down from stairs march 7 the, and dealt with pain almost 9 months and got surgery yesterday, boy it's hurts 🤕

[SamiLaakkonen]

Superb! Your product is really awesome!

[pesq]

*I suggest the program in **_Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff_** at Amazon.*

[WILDDMN]

Iv just got back from the hospital with this but I also have very bad pain on the inside of my shoulder blade in my neck, down my arm, under my armpit, and tingling sensation in all my fingers, so does a rotator cuff cause all of this ????

[irfansohrani]

Partial thickness of supraspanitus tendon can be recovered through medication either through orthoscopy

[peterwhiston]

I'm going for an op next month any info on how long your in a sling for also how many visits to Physio ?

[meilyr]

Still not sure where I have torn or whether it is a tear, I can’t pinpoint a certain area of pain but it feels somewhere near my armpit almost, definitely shoulder though, I can rotate my arm in all positions and it’s fine but if I cough it hurts and also if I try ba do something like a push up

[udai]

I have an issue wherein a friend punched me in my arm and my shoulder muscle detached from the deltoid tuberosity. Is there a way to fix it .

[anonymous]

Why does the pain intensify at night. Its unbearable. I haven't slept in like three days nearly.