Verywell Health on MSN

Rotator cuff repair surgery: Everything you need to know

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Rotator cuff repair surgery is used to fix torn shoulder tendons or muscles.Recovery takes around four to six months with physical therapy ...
WBAL-TV

Woman's Doctor: Constant shoulder pain could lead to surgery

FOR OVER A YEAR AGO, PATRICIA GRINER SAYS THAT SHE JUST COULDN’T TAKE HER SHOULDER PAIN ANYMORE. MORE AND WAS REFERRED TO DR. GREGORY GASPARO AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. INITIALLY WHEN I SAW HER, SHE ...
UPI

Early rotator cuff surgery helps return to activity

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 -- Early surgery to fix tears in a shoulder rotator cuff muscle is a good idea because it improves strength, function and other outcomes in the long term, a new study from ...
StudyFinds on MSN

Rotator cuff tears found in 73% of adults over 40. Here’s why that might not matter

In A Nutshell • 99% of adults over 40 have rotator cuff abnormalities on MRI scans, including wear and tear (25%), partial tears (62%), or complete tears (11%) • These findings showed up equally in ...
AOL

What Does Rotator Cuff Surgery Cost with Medicare?

If you injure your rotator cuff, which is a group of tendons and muscles that hold your shoulder joint in place, Medicare may cover the cost of surgery if a doctor deems it medically necessary. Here ...
abc7NY

Knicks' Joakim Noah likely to have rotator cuff surgery

New York Knicks center Joakim Noah is expected to require surgery to repair a right rotator cuff injury, the Knicks announced Wednesday. Noah had been playing through a shoulder injury first suffered ...

‘I am recovering well’: What Chiranjeevi’s shoulder surgery reveals about modern keyhole procedures and recovery

Chiranjeevi shares a health update following shoulder surgery. Learn from an orthopaedic expert what ‘keyhole surgery’ ...
News Medical

Early surgery for rotator cuff tears leads to lasting improvement in outcomes

Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study in the August 16, 2017 issue of The ...
WECT

Lifewatch: Rotator cuff surgery

(WECT) - Every year 5 million people visit the doctor with torn rotator cuffs. Even after rehab there's a high risk of re-injury, but there's a new surgery that could change that. Dan McMackin and his ...
Medical Dialogues

Rotator Cuff Abnormalities Nearly Universal After 40, Study Questions Routine Shoulder MRI Use

Finland: A large population-based study from Finland has found that structural abnormalities in the rotator cuff are almost ...
AOL

How does Medicare cover rotator cuff surgery?

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons holding the shoulder joint in place. If an individual injures their rotator cuff, Medicare may cover the surgery costs if a doctor confirms it is ...