Just taking plates out of the cupboard was excruciating for Kay Subhawong. She has a torn rotator cuff. The small muscles that hold the shoulder joint together have ripped apart. That type of rotator ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With the advancement of arthroscopic surgery in the repair of rotator cuff tears, the gold standard of open ...

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 ...

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 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 lift a ...

Q: 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 lift a glass or coffee ...

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Now the question is, does he need season-ending surgery? The No. 3 scorer in NBA history will make his ...

TORONTOTORONTO — Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan had surgery Tuesday to repair a “significant tear” in his rotator cuff and improve range of motion in his pitching shoulder. He will not resume ...

NEW YORK (AP) Knicks center Joakim Noah has had right shoulder surgery to repair his rotator cuff, a procedure that could sideline him until training camp. The Knicks say Noah had the surgery ...