Pain in the shoulder can linger long after a rotator cuff tear heals on paper. Even after surgery, strength may not return. Movement may stay limited. For many patients, the real problem is not the ...

Some rotator cuff injuries may require surgery when nonsurgical treatments have not worked, but evidence suggests that nonsurgical treatments can help with most cases. The rotator cuff is the part of ...

Health Secretary RFK Jr recently underwent surgery for an injured rotator cuff. The 72 year-old is expected to return to work ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with chronic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears participated in a comprehensive nonoperative, ...

Everyone experiences joint pain — some of which can affect quality of life, yet often be hard to specifically diagnose. Imagine being able to experience pain and then examine its cause by simply ...

Arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR), a surgical approach to treat irreparable rotator cuff tears, may eliminate pseudoparalysis and significantly improve shoulder function, new research ...

For patients with rotator cuff tears, improving shoulder function is the most important reason for moving forward with surgical repair, according to research presented today at the American ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - On average, Americans spend roughly an hour each day behind the wheel. In Southwest Virginia, Virginia Tech researchers say the ability to drive as a means of transportation is ...

When is it safe to drive after a rotator cuff surgery? A collaboration between Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine sought to answer ...