biostudies-literatureUnknown6(2)Richards DP<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine whether there was a relationship between sleep position and symptomatic partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears.<h4>Methods</h4>A consecutive series of patients that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria (n = 58) were in seen in clinic between July 2019 and December 2019. All of these individuals had a significant partial-thickness (> 50%) or full-thickness rotator cuff tear determined by either ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, or both. All patients in this series either had an insidious onset of shoulder pain or their symptoms were related to the basic wear and tear of daily activities. Traumatic rotator cuff tears (those associated with a significant traumatic event such as shoulder instability, motor vehicle accidents, sports related injuries, eArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation100886https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10847686biostudies-literatureRotator Cuff Tears Are Related to the Side Sleeping Position.PMC10847686Stewart QFMiller SDMacDonald EDRichards DPMiller DLfalseRotator Cuff Tears Are Related to the Side Sleeping Position.<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine whether there was a relationship between sleep position and symptomatic partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears.<h4>Methods</h4>A consecutive series of patients that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria (n = 58) were in seen in clinic between July 2019 and December 2019. All of these individuals had a significant partial-thickness (> 50%) or full-thickness rotator cuff tear determined by either ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, or both. All patients in this series either had an insidious onset of shoulder pain or their symptoms were related to the basic wear and tear of daily activities. Traumatic rotator cuff tears (those associated with a significant traumatic event such as shoulder instability, motor vehicle accidents, sports related injuries, e2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Apr2026-06-03T17:14:43.233Z2025-04-05T12:25:31.341ZS-EPMC108476863832852810.1016/j.asmr.2024.100886