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NY Medical Malpractice Attorney Andrew Siegel Explains Rotator Cuff Injuries

Medical malpractice and personal injury attorney Andrew W. Siegel, practicing with Siegel & Coonerty, explains injuries to the rotator cuff.

The rotator cuff is basically tendons in your shoulder area. The cuff actually has four tendons - but most injuries occur to the tendon on top, called the supraspinatus. What happens in these injuries is there is trauma to the shoulder, there's inflammation to these tendons, and when you move your arm up this tendon gets pinched. There are several ways to fix this type of injury. Watch the video now to learn more.