Rotator Cuff Tear & Frozen Shoulder: Special Tests, Biceps | PM&R Board Review (MSK-02)

Rotator Cuff, Adhesive Capsulitis, and Biceps. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-02. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:56 Partial vs full thickness tears and fatty infiltration

8:33 High Yield - Rotator cuff anatomy and special tests

15:36 Rotator cuff imaging stepladder

22:37 Rotator cuff rehab, injections, and surgical indications

26:52 Calcific tendonitis and barbotage

30:35 Adhesive capsulitis: restriction pattern and stages

35:20 Adhesive capsulitis systemic associations

38:17 Adhesive capsulitis imaging and treatment

44:06 Long head biceps tendonitis and rupture