Evan Phillips watched from the front row as the Dodgers secured their World Series victory over the Yankees last October, but ...

Dr. Will Van der Reis, orthopedic surgery and sports medicine physician at the Queen’s Medical Center-West O’ahu explained that the rotator cuff consists of two big groups of muscles in the shoulder.

Rotator-cuff disorders. Tears of the rotator cuff can result from a substantial traumatic injury or can occur slowly over time. Most degenerative tears occur in the dominant arm of adults over the ...

A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles surrounding the shoulder are surgically fixed. Rotator cuff tears can cause pain and weakness. Sometimes these tears can heal ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Phillips suffered a tear in the back of his rotator cuff during the NLCS. He received a PRP injection in November and appears ...

Cortisone shots provide long-term pain relief for an inflamed bursa. For chronic conditions ... However, chronic inflammation in the shoulder joint can lead to additional problems, such as a rotator ...

Cortisone shots (also called corticosteroid shots or steroid injections) are a treatment that some people get if they have joint pain, problems with their back, or some other painful condition.

It’s possible that shoulder pain can radiate down into your arm. Conversely, a condition affecting your upper arm may be felt around your shoulder. Problems with the rotator cuff are a common ...

A technique for repairing rotator cuff injuries developed by University of Adelaide academics has delivered game-changing results for people with shoulder pain. About 10,000 repairs to the rotator ...

Research indicates that musculoskeletal surgery shouldn't be the first stop for a health plan member in chronic pain.