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Nen has questions about diagnosis
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SAN FRANCISCO -- It's been 16 months since Robb Nen threw a pitch
in a baseball game that counted, and 10 days from reporting day for
pitchers and catchers nobody knows if Nen will ever throw a
meaningful pitch again.
A day doesn't go by when Nen isn't thinking about his shoulder,
which underwent three surgeries between November 2002 and May 2003.
That's given Nen a lot of time to think, and the star closer of
the San Francisco Giants dropped a minibombshell Sunday at the team'...
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Degenerative rotator cuff tear in an elderly athlete: A case report
The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association
; The incidence of rotator cuff tear increases with age. Degenerative rotator cuff tears are commonly seen in athletes above 40 years. These athletes are commonly involved in overhead activities. Repetitive microtrauma is a more important factor in rotator cuff degeneration than acute trauma.
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Management of shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tears. (includes exercises to strengthen rotator cuff muscles)(Cover Story)
American Family Physician
; Family physicians who understand rotator cuff pathology and can perform a concise examination of the shoulder can readily diagnose and treat impingement and tears of the rotator cuff. This article reviews the rotator cuff syndrome and lays a foundation for its appropriate recognition and treatment.
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Rotator Cuff Injury Can Limit Use of the Arm; The Shoulders of Professional Athletes and Older People Are Particularly Vulnerable
The Washington Post
; Weeks of playing with an inflamed shoulder and one last effort to stop a Denver Broncos defensive lineman left Redskins offensive tackle Jim Lachey with a torn rotator cuff, a serious injury that will sideline him for the season. This painful shoulder injury strikes a number of professional
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Rotator cuff injuries often caused by overuse
Ontario Birchbark
; Most of us have injured our shoulder at some time. The most common causes of shoulder pain are injuries to the rotator cuff. Rotator cuff Most people have heard of sudden rotator cuff injuries in athletes during a competitive event. Most rotator cuff injuries, however, occur in people over age 40
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The Medicine Bundle; Rotator cuff injuries often caused by overuse
Saskatchewan Sage
; Most of us have injured our shoulder at some time. The most common causes of shoulder pain are from injuries to the rotator cuff. Rotator cuff Most people have heard of sudden rotator cuff injuries in athletes during a competitive event. However most rotator cuff injuries occur in people over age
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EXPERT ADVICE; Nurse a rotator cuff injury
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles on the shoulder blade that attach to the upper arm bone via tendons. Their primary function is to allow the arm to rotate when you throw a baseball or reach back for your seatbelt. Repetitive overhead activities cause the rotator cuff to fatigue. The more
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Rotator cuff injury.(Health)
Manila Bulletin
; Two weeks ago, while I was helping transfer my paralyzed husband (he had a stroke three months ago) to a wheel chair, I felt something pop in my left shoulder. Since then, I have been unable to lift my shoulder because of pain. I also experience shoulder ache even when Im just at rest. I consulted
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The Medicine Bundle; Rotator cuff injuries caused by overuse
Alberta Sweetgrass
; Most of us have injured our shoulder at some time. The most common causes of shoulder pain are from injuries to the rotator cuff. Rotator cuff Most people have heard of sudden rotator cuff injuries in athletes during a competitive event. However most rotator cuff injuries occur in people over age
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Evaluation of chronic tears of the rotator cuff by ultrasound: A new index
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
; The diagnosis of chronic lesions of the rotator cuff is challenging. We have developed a new index to improve the sonographic diagnosis of chronic tears of the cuff. In a pilot study, we examined 50 asymptomatic healthy volunteers by ultrasound to establish the diameter of the rotator cuff in
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Pathology of the torn rotator cuff tendon
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
; REDUCTION IN POTENTIAL FOR REPAIR AS TEAR SIZE INCREASES We have studied cellular and vascular changes in different stages of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff. We examined biopsies from the supraspinatus tendon in 40 patients with chronic rotator cuff tears who were undergoing surgery and
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