Rotator cuff rupture is a disease in which the tendon surrounding the shoulder is damaged, mainly due to degenerative changes caused by aging and repeated use of the shoulder. Previously, it often ...

A friend just underwent a rotator cuff repair and is recovering well. But I was wondering, what if you get to a point where repairing the tear is no longer an option? Is there anything else that can ...

Your rotator cuff tendon can become inflamed or injured, but it can heal. The rotator cuff is a powerful team of muscles and connecting tendons about the shoulder that attach your upper arm to your ...

A rotator cuff tear can be painful and interfere with your daily activities. It may make it hard to lift your arm, get dressed or sleep comfortably. If your tear is repairable, surgery may be the best ...

ASHLEY: IN TODAY’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, TREATING A ROTATOR CUFF INJURY. THE ROTATOR CUFF CONSISTS OF MUSCLES AND TENDONS THAT CONNE THE UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER BLADE AND HOLD THE BALL OF THE ARM BONE INTO ...

For a baseball pitcher, a rotator cuff injury often means an extended stay on the disabled list for surgery and rehabilitation of the damaged tendons. But a new technology under development may stop ...

Reverse shoulder replacement is another surgical option for treating patients with severe arthritis, irreparable rotator cuff ...

A: The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that originate from the scapula (shoulder blade) under the acromion and form a cuff as they insert into the humerus. The four muscles in the rotator cuff are ...

The news is not good for top Mariners pitching prospect Danny Hultzen, who was operated on today in Pensacola, Fla. by Dr. James Andrews to have a partially torn rotator cuff repaired as well as to ...

CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood said Saturday he is not suffering from a more significant injury, such as a damaged rotator cuff in his right shoulder, as ex-Cub Cy Young Award winner Rick Sutcliffe suggested ...

Navy and Vietnam veteran Bill Metcalfe took a hard fall while working on a roofing job and lay there gasping for air after he landed on his right side. “After a couple of minutes, I got up and was ...