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 ...

Both arthroscopic and mini-open rotator cuff repair techniques result in similar early functional improvement in patients treated for small and medium tears, a retrospective study found. However, ...

Treatment options for a torn rotator cuff from physical therapy to surgical repair ...

A randomized control trial led by two Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry members has shown benefits to getting patients moving earlier after surgery to repair the rotator cuff—the group of muscles and ...

Rotator cuff tears are common among athletes; in fact sports that require repetitive lifting or overhead activities, such as baseball, tennis, rowing and weightlifting are especially prone to rotator ...

The rotator cuff is the group of four muscles that aid shoulder movement and stabilize the joint. It’s a commonly injured area. Every time you move your shoulder, you’re using your rotator cuff to ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff? Your rotator cuff is made up of muscles and tendons that keep the ball (head) of your upper arm bone (humerus) in your shoulder socket. It also helps you raise and rotate your ...

The first sign that retired accountant Kathey Parcels had torn her left rotator cuff was pain, sudden and acute pain. "It was really bad," said Parcels, who experienced the injury three years ago when ...

A rotator cuff tear is a partial or complete severing of the rotator cuff tendons in the shoulder, usually due to injury. A strain is different, as it involves an overstretch of the tendons. The ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — People who enjoy swimming or playing certain sports such as baseball and tennis have an increased risk of injuring their rotator cuff. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...