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 ...

The human body, filled with muscles and moving parts, is far from indestructible. Injuries are common, especially where tendons and bones connect. In Japan, rotator cuff tears affect approximately one ...

Most people, when they think about pythons, visualize the huge snake constricting and swallowing victims whole. But did you know that pythons initially hold onto their prey with their sharp, ...

Key: I/V = Interview, RCR = rotator cuff repair, SAD - sub acromial decompression, Acromioclavicular Joint excision = AC jt excision. Oxford Shoulder Score = OSS. 1. Please tell me all about your ...

A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it's more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from ...

Rotator cuff exercises can be game-changing if you're suffering with an injury in the area. We’ll come on to exactly what the rotator cuff is below, but, in general, the role of the rotator cuff is to ...

Shoulder impingements are common injuries that can take between a few weeks to 6 months to heal. In people with severe cases, this time can increase to a year. Shoulder impingement syndrome, also ...

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 ...

Many surgeons remove the bursa when repairing rotator cuff injuries, but a new animal study suggests that the small tissue helps with healing. A common practice of shoulder surgeons may be impairing ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Insurance companies' policies to refuse authorization of MRI scans to diagnose rotator cuff tears until patients have first tried physical therapy have probably raised overall ...