Rotator cuff tears can happen suddenly from injury or develop gradually with age, and not every tear requires surgery. Bob Burks, MD, talks to Tom Miller, MD, about how to recognize when treatment is ...

Understanding how to heal a torn rotator cuff naturally is a common concern for people experiencing shoulder pain, weakness, ...

Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Rotator cuff repair surgery is used to fix torn shoulder tendons ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons should understand the biology of healing to augment rotator cuff repair surgery. Surgeons should weigh ...

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

Many surgeons remove the bursa when repairing rotator cuff injuries, but a new animal study suggests that the small tissue helps with healing. A common practice of shoulder surgeons may be impairing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers may have a tougher time recovering from tendon injuries, such as rotator cuff tears and Achilles tendon ruptures, a new study in rats suggests. Sign up here. Based ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sling immobilization yielded improved sleep quality, decreased anxiety and increased satisfaction after rotator ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles closer Felix Bautista has had another major operation, this time to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum. The team says Bautista had surgery Tuesday with Dr. Neal ...