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Have a rotator cuff tear? Does it hurt all the time? What do you do for it? (Answers: 3) (Comments: 0)
My rotator cuff tear hurts morning noon and night. What do you do about yours and if you have had surgery are you glad you did?

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I have a complete rotator cuff tear involving the anterior aspect of the supraspinatus tendon.? (Answers: 2) (Comments: 0)
The injury was 125 days ago and now my doctor is retiring and won't do the surgery. I found another doctor to do it but now I have to want 60 more days. Is 185 days to long to wait for surgery? Will it heal OK?

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In terms of pain, is there a difference between a rotator cuff tear and a bursitis in the shoulder? (Answers: 2) (Comments: 0)
I understand that one would have to seek professional help for the exact answer, but I would like to know from anyone's experience. How do the pain differ?

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What will happen if I leave my rotator cuff tear alone? (Answers: 3) (Comments: 0)
My husband has a significant tear. An osteopath says he can give him back his strength and range of motion and decrease pain without surgery. In the alternative, he says his treatment will help with recovery. Is there any harm to putting off the surgery?

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Rotator cuff tear surgery: What's the recovery like? (Answers: 2) (Comments: 0)
I have a torn rotator cuff (the tear is on the front of my shoulder), and physical therapy isn't working. I can't take steroid injections, so the doctor is talking about having to do arthroscopic surgery to repair it. What is the recovery like when you have this kind of surgery? How long does it take to get back to normal?

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Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery might benefit older people, study finds

Repairing a rotator cuff tear via surgery can be a tough decision for older people -- not every surgeon wants to fix their tears that way, believing it may lead to longer healing time or poor outcomes. But a new study shows that people older than age of 70 had good results after arthroscopic surgery of their rotator cuff tears.

Surgery on Kendall’s rotator cuff reveals extensive damage

Royals notebook: Surgery on Kendall’s rotator cuff reveals extensive damage

That was no ordinary rotator-cuff surgery that Royals catcher Jason Kendall underwent Friday in Los Angeles. It lasted roughly 2 hours, 45 minutes because two of four tendons were torn completely from the bone and another required major repairs. Not surprisingly, manager Ned Yost is already warning Kendall to curb his tough-guy impatience as he heads into a rehab procedure now projected at eight ...

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Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery might benefit older people, study finds

Surgery on Kendall’s rotator cuff reveals extensive damage

Royals notebook: Surgery on Kendall’s rotator cuff reveals extensive damage

Raburn bothered by sore rotator cuff