Over 40? Your rotator cuff probably looks a little rough

MRI scans reveal normal, age-related changes in people’s shoulders

A man in a blue shirt stands on an outdoor track stretching his shoulder.

Nearly all adults older than 40 have some sort of rotator cuff abnormality that’s visible via MRI. That’s just normal aging, a new study suggests.

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