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 ...

DETROIT -- St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder has rotator cuff inflammation and irritation in his left shoulder, an MRI revealed. The Cardinals plan to re-examine Mulder's shoulder in about a ...

SAN ANTONIO --Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryantsuffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder in the second half of Wednesday night's loss to theNew Orleans Pelicans, an MRI exam revealed ...

Dear Doctors: I tripped on a tree root and almost did a face-plant. I landed on my hands with my arms stretched out, and now my right shoulder has started aching. My boyfriend thinks it’s a rotator ...

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Recovery from rotator cuff surgery can take up to 6 months and involve physical therapy to help restore strength and range of motion in the shoulder. Rotator cuff surgery is an orthopedic procedure to ...

Yamamoto was diagnosed with a right rotator cuff strain Sunday following an MRI, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports. Yamamoto was lifted after two innings in his start during Saturday's ...

An MRI scan has revealed that Kobe Bryant suffered a torn rotator cuff in Wednesday's match against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed the injury on Thursday and said that ...