Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Lucas Rylander, M.D., a physician with the Orthopedic Center of Illinois ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles surrounding the shoulder are surgically fixed. Rotator cuff tears can cause ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...

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. If it is not enough ...

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.

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.

Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery on his right shoulder later this week in Los Angeles, his manager told The Times following the boxer's medical examination Monday.

A rotator cuff tear in your shoulder often requires surgery and a recovery of about six months. LSO/Getty Images Q. I am a 55-year-old skier who just returned from Colorado. Last week, I fell and ...

Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Lucas Rylander, M.D., a physician with the Orthopedic Center of Illinois ...

Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Lucas Rylander, M.D., a physician with the Orthopedic Center of Illinois ...