Rotator cuff tears are a common source of shoulder pain. One study demonstrated that between 5 to 34 percent of shoulder pain is related to a rotator cuff tear. The rotator cuff is a group of four ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Rotator cuff repair surgery is used to fix torn shoulder tendons ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed most patients with ...

Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Fortunately, most rotator cuff disease is really inflammation of the rotator ...

Each year over four million people in the United States seek medical attention for shoulder complaints including tendonitis, bursitis, impingement, rotator cuff partial thickness tears, and rotator ...

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 often ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 48, and I have been playing tennis for years. I also swim regularly. Recently, I have been experiencing pain in my right shoulder every time I hit the court and when I try to ...

BOSTON (CBS) --- Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor and rotator cuff injuries are one of the most common causes of shoulder pain. While most cases are treated with ...

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 go to ...

FOR OVER A YEAR AGO, PATRICIA GRINER SAYS THAT SHE JUST COULDN’T TAKE HER SHOULDER PAIN ANYMORE. MORE AND WAS REFERRED TO DR. GREGORY GASPARO AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. INITIALLY WHEN I SAW HER, SHE ...