Coory JA, et al. - In a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial using sealed-envelope randomization, authors assessed the clinical efficiency of a suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) vs subacromial injection (SA) for outpatient treatment of 42 subjects with symptomatic rotator cuff tears. The symptomatic partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears were quantified by ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging received either an ultrasound-guided SSNB or SA. They observed 51.2% of shoulders underwent SAs and 48.8% underwent SSNBs. The mean change from the baseline Constant-Murley (CM) score was recorded higher in the SSNB group as compared to the SA group, at 6 weeks and at 12 weeks too. They also noticed better visual analog scale score in the SSNB group at 12 weeks. At 6 and 12 weeks for symptomatic rotator cuff tears, SSNB appeared better in pain and functional results than SA.