Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Understanding several factors of a rotator cuff tear can help determine repair options. Surgeons may need to ...

Rotator cuff tears can happen suddenly from injury or develop gradually with age, and not every tear requires surgery. Bob Burks, MD, talks to Tom Miller, MD, about how to recognize when treatment is ...

Dear Doctors: I tripped on a tree root and almost did a face-plant. I landed on my hands with my arms stretched out, and now my right shoulder has started aching. My boyfriend thinks it’s a rotator ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more ...

Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis aid the shoulder when ...

More than 500,000 rotator cuff surgeries are performed each year in the United States to repair these injuries, restore range of motion, and alleviate pain, but they frequently fail—ranging from one ...

There may be new hope for people suffering from debilitating, slow-healing rotator cuff injuries. Chinese scientists have created an implantable 3D-printed material that both restores shoulder motion ...

Over time, the NFL has become more and more of a passing game. Running backs, like it or not, have become less central to an offense. Quarterbacks now pile up massive passing numbers, and penalties, ...