NBA icon Kobe Bryant played with a painful torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder for many years before having surgery in 2015. Bryant told Ahmad Rashad in 2015 that he played through his rotator ...

Saddled with shoulder discomfort or struggling to lift your arm? A rotator cuff tear could be causing your pain. "The rotator ...

A friend just underwent a rotator cuff repair and is recovering well. But I was wondering, what if you get to a point where ...

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 ...

A rotator cuff tear can be painful and interfere with your daily activities. It may make it hard to lift your arm, get dressed or sleep comfortably. If your tear is repairable, surgery may be the best ...

Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions, and age can take a toll on shoulder function. Oftentimes, surgery can be ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Rotator cuff tears happen when one of the tendons in your shoulder is injured. Warning signs include shoulder pain and trouble lifting your ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — Arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears decreased pain, improved clinical outcomes and increased return to activity in patients of all ages, according to presented data. “There are ...

Rotator cuff injuries lead to impaired function of the shoulder. When the injury is severe, doctors need to build up tissue or bone as a sort of anchor for the tendons, known as cuff augmentation.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Michael J. Alaia, MD, FAAOS, ...

In this Woman's Doctor, the topic is how shoulder pain can be debilitating. In some cases, it can lead to rotator cuff surgery. Although patients have rotator cuff surgery to get rid of the pain, pain ...