CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed most patients with symptomatic atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears treated with an ...

Key takeaways: Rotator cuff rehabilitation supervised by a physical therapist in the clinic may be more effective than self-performed therapy at home. Both groups had significant improvements in ...

There is surprising help for an injured rotator cuff. You might think it would be surgery or even physical therapy, but it's actually yoga. Sort of.

But the most common rotator cuff problem is not a tear, but damage to the tendons without a complete tear. This is usually treated by physical therapy and sometimes joint injection.

Of course, not everyone with a painful rotator cuff needs surgery. Depending on one's age and level of activity, physical therapy to straighten the shoulder might be enough.

Patients with massive rotator cuff tears are being enrolled in an ongoing FDA study of the InSpace System through UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. “A tremendous number of people live ...

Physical therapy: If a person needs physical therapy following their rotator cuff procedure, a 20% coinsurance will typically apply.

Nonsurgical treatments can aid in healing rotator cuff injuries. Serious tears may require rotator cuff surgery. Depending on severity, the healing process can take several weeks or months.

In this Woman's Doctor, the topic is how shoulder pain can be debilitating. In some cases, it can lead to rotator cuff surgery.