Every time you move your shoulder, you’re using your rotator cuff to stabilize and help move the joint. The most common rotator cuff injuries are strains, tears, and tendinitis.

An innovative technique to repair torn rotator cuffs is making its way to the United States from Japan, offering patients the option to undergo a minimally invasive procedure with less recovery ...

Question: When is it time to consider shoulder surgery for a rotator-cuff tear? Answer: Generally, rotator-cuff tears develop over time and result in weakness and pain. These degenerative tears of… ...

While there is significant variability, the average overall recovery time following rotator cuff repair is approximately six months. Once everything is healed, we generally allow patients to get ...

The procedure takes about 20 minutes and has a shorter recovery time. Some patients may benefit from tendon transfers which use stronger tendons nearby to take over for the damaged rotator cuff: ...

While there is significant variability, the average overall recovery time following rotator cuff repair is approximately six months. Once everything is healed, we generally allow patients to get ...

BOSTON — According to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, time had a significant impact on rotator cuff tear size progression from ...

Rotator cuff: A group of muscles surrounding your shoulder joint is prone to injuries with growing age, leading to other complications.

Stem cells have shown promise for all sorts of medical issues for years. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports, you can now add shoulder surgery to that list.

Rotator cuff tendinopathy can lead to chronic stiffness if left untreated. Don’t ignore this common cause of shoulder pain.

When it comes to joint injuries, rotator cuffs are the repeat offenders. Surgery can fix the debilitating shoulder problem, but as many as half of patients retear their rotator cuff, often because ...