By Advanced Pain Care When it comes to your shoulder pain, you might be suffering from a rotator cuff tear. Your shoulder joint contains tendons that connect the bones to the muscles. Rotator cuff tears are caused by torn tendons in the shoulder joint.  Orthopedic surgeons can treat joint pain in your shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. If you’re experiencing pain in any of these critical areas, Advanced Pain Care can treat it. Is My Shoulder Pain a Rotator Cuff Tear? There are two common types of rotator cuff tears — acute traumatic and degenerative. An acute traumatic tear can be