Rotator cuff tears may be repaired with surgery. Recovery may take several months or longer and require a period of complete rest followed by progressive rehabilitation.

After rotator cuff surgery, it is not uncommon to feel tired for a few days. Some swelling and pain around the incision site is also common. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service ...

Some rotator cuff problems are easily treated at home. But if yours is severe, or lingers for more than a few months, you may need surgery. Your rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears. I can only lift my right arm midway. I cannot comb my hair, and I’m right-handed. I cannot ...

of a re-tear of your rotator cuff. Dr. Simovitch specializes in the treatment of complex shoulder ailments. He performed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Duke University Medical Center.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is good news for the more than half a million people a year who need surgery to repair their rotator cuff. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported, 2 million people a year ...

In the annals of shoulder surgery, NFL quarterback Drew Brees is an anomaly. In 2005, Brees was tackled and the rotator cuff tendon in his throwing shoulder was severely torn, a potentially career ...

Takeshi Teratani, MD, PhD, of the Ouryouji Orthopedic Hospital in Japan, analyzed the effectiveness of cocktail therapy after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). Teratani examined data from ...

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