Whether throwing a disc golf, paddling a standup paddleboard, or lifting heavy boxes, we rely on the shoulders for a number ...

Purpose: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise for the treatment of full thickness (including massive and inoperable) tears of the rotator cuff. Relevance: There is ...

Our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment options for rotator cuff tear arthropathy ... There has been little evidence that conclusively shows physical therapy can benefit functional ...

Local orthopedic surgeon and renowned expert in regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy, Dr. Joanne Halbrecht, offers new treatment options for rotator cuff tears. By Paul Hackett It starts as … ...

Rotator cuff tears are usually seen in two types of patients. A young person who suffers a traumatic injury in their shoulder, and someone in their 60s or 70s that has wear and tear throughout ...

Physical therapy and the occasional use of cortisone injections may improve pain and function for some people with a torn rotator cuff. However, many rotator cuff tears do not improve with therapy ...

CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed most patients with symptomatic atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears treated with an evidence ...

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.

Sometimes rest, medications and physical therapy don’t relieve the pain and restore function. If that’s the case, you may need surgery. However, patients with large tears typically undergo ...

Rotator cuff surgery is a very slow-to-heal process, with post-surgical pain lasting up to 6 months. Doctors advise patients to be diligent about physical therapy to regain complete use of their arms.

Alshon Jeffery Played Through a Torn Rotator Cuff on Sundays Because of What He Did on Fridays / MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — It’s Friday evening, 47 hours before Super Bowl LII will kick off.

Among men, the odds of a rotator cuff tear were 89% higher among those with low levels of testosterone. "It's been known for a long time that when you have low estrogen and testosterone levels ...