Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical therapy, is typically recommended; surgery is considered in some cases.

A shoulder with a rotator cuff tear may give away. 3. Place the arm of your painful shoulder behind your back with the back of your hand resting against your lower back or pelvis.

There may be new hope for people suffering from debilitating, slow-healing rotator cuff injuries. Chinese scientists have created an implantable 3D-printed material that both restores shoulder ...

What causes a rotator cuff tear? Torn rotator cuffs are all too common for those inmidlife or older, as your tendons become weaker and less flexible over time due to wear and tear.

A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it's more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from ...

Another Red Sox pitcher is dealing with an arm injury. Left-hander Brandon Walter, who was expected to be part of the starting rotation at Triple-A Worcester, has a left rotator cuff strain and ...

The Royals placed Ragans on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left rotator cuff strain. Ragans last pitched Thursday, getting knocked around for five runs over three innings in St. Louis in ...

A new device, modeled after a python’s teeth and grip, could double the strength of rotator cuff repairs and prevent retearing after surgery.

Now an orthopedic doctor in Brazil has used a Vision Pro to successfully operate on a patient with a rotator cuff tear. Vision Pro again used to assist doctor during surgery ...