Rehabilitation of symptomatic atraumatic degenerative rotator cuff tears: A clinical commentary on assessment and management.

Study Design: Clinical Commentary.

Introduction: Atraumatic rotator cuff (RC) disease, is one of the most common cause of shoulder pain, which encompasses a continuum from tendinopathy to full thickness cuff tears. Extrinsic, intrinsic and environmental factors have been implicated in the pathophysiology of this disorder, affecting the clinical presentation of symptoms including pain and irritability.