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 ...

Several patients in their 50s and 60s have had their rotator cuff tear diagnosed on MRI. How accurate is MRI for this purpose? Could it be overinterpreted? —Jorge Guzman Ortiz, MD, Jayuya, P.R. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bone marrow concentrate for treatment of rotator cuff tears improved patient-reported outcomes vs. home exercise ...

After age 40, we may all have busted-looking shoulders. But that doesn’t mean anything is wrong. In a study of hundreds of people, MRI images showed that nearly every person scanned had frayed, torn ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Shoulder pain can be more than just an inconvenience, it might be a sign of something serious. One of the most common causes is a rotator cuff tear, an injury that affects ...

Atlanta Braves’ Tommy Hanson throws against the New York Mets in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) AP The Braves announced prior to ...

Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint seen by doctors, affecting approximately 18–31% of the global population each month. Up to 85% of these cases are due to problems with ...

On March 10, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 72, underwent surgery for an injured rotator cuff. It came after the secretary had pushed Americans to ...

Learn how to tell shoulder bursitis from a rotator cuff tear, recognize symptoms, and understand when to seek treatment or ...

Up to a third of people worldwide have shoulder pain; it’s one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints. But medical imaging might not reveal the problem—in fact, it could even cloud it. In a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...