Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

In my last column, I discussed the anatomy of the rotator cuff as well as briefly covered a study published in 2014 in The Bone and Joint Journal. The study found no significant difference between ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Surgery for rotator cuff tear performed more than 12 months from symptom onset did not increase retear ...

Q. I am a 55-year-old skier who just returned from Colorado. Last week, I fell and dislocated my right shoulder. The shoulder was put back into place at the hospital and I was given a sling. X-rays ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 48, and I have been playing tennis for years. I also swim regularly. Recently, I have been experiencing pain in my right shoulder every time I hit the court and when I try to ...

Answer: Rotator-cuff surgery can be very successful if performed correctly on an appropriate surgical candidate. One of the most common myths is that a rotator-cuff tear can heal without surgery. That ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...

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 ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I have a rotator cuff tear that isn’t getting better despite physical therapy. My shoulder is painful and weak, and I have trouble raising my arm. At what point should I consider ...

"I need a surgeon, not a physical therapist," my patient barks at me. "My rotator cuff is torn." But is surgery always necessary? The answer is not an easy one. The rotator cuff refers to a group of ...

Jets wide receiver Eric Decker is dealing with a partially torn rotator cuff in his shoulder. He will miss Sunday's game against Seattle, and coach Todd Bowles said Decker's status is "week-to-week." ...