rotator cuff
noun
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of the capsule of the shoulder joint blended with tendons and muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the head of the humerus
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This technique involves pressing your arm into a firm surface in various planes of motion to slightly turn on the rotator cuff muscles.5
Physical Therapy
Following a subluxation, your healthcare provider may refer you to physical therapy (PT).
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Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
The review by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee found that in 2019, workplace injuries, such as muscle sprains, rotator cuff injuries and herniated disks, hit a high during Prime Day sales week.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Yamamoto has been sidelined with a strained rotator cuff since leaving his June 15 start after two innings.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 12 July 2024
The Dodgers could still use another frontline pitcher to compensate for the loss of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was on an All-Star trajectory before suffering a strained rotator cuff in his shoulder last month.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
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Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
The review by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee found that in 2019, workplace injuries, such as muscle sprains, rotator cuff injuries and herniated disks, hit a high during Prime Day sales week.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Yamamoto has been sidelined with a strained rotator cuff since leaving his June 15 start after two innings.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 12 July 2024
The Dodgers could still use another frontline pitcher to compensate for the loss of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was on an All-Star trajectory before suffering a strained rotator cuff in his shoulder last month.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
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rotator cuff
noun
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of part of its capsule blended with tendons of the subscapularis, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the humerus
called also musculotendinous cuff
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