March 29, 2026 - By John Ready, MS - Patients suffering from shoulder pain and loss of motion due to osteoarthritis have often relied on shoulder replacement surgery to provide pain relief and restore ...

Q: 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 glass or coffee ...

Pain in the shoulder can linger long after a rotator cuff tear heals on paper. Even after surgery, strength may not return.

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. TAMPA, Fla. — Despite similar functional outcomes at 10 ...

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient's opposite shoulder, according to researchers. In the study, researchers used X-rays providing a ...

Although arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) is widely performed for rotator cuff tears, the extent to which manual laborers can return to their original occupations remains unclear.

Kenneth Donohue, MD, performed the first shoulder replacement of its kind on the East Coast.  The stemless, rotator cuff-intact anatomic total shoulder replacement minimizes trauma to the bone and ...

A recovery focused guide for rotator cuff and labrum shoulder injuries with safe exercises and movement tips. This video ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although results from this retrospective comparative study showed significant improvements in shoulder function ...

For patients with rotator cuff tears, improving shoulder function is the most important reason for moving forward with surgical repair. Researchers also found that through arthroscopic rotator cuff ...

SAN DIEGO — A recent study suggests patients who have low "grit" may have worse functional outcome following rotator cuff surgery. Researchers from the University of North Carolina presented data on ...