Recovery after a rotator cuff repair operation requires weeks of restricted shoulder movement, followed by months of physical therapy exercises. It takes four to six months after surgery to fully ...

A rotator cuff tear in your shoulder often requires surgery and a recovery of about six months. LSO/Getty Images Q. I am a 55-year-old skier who just returned from Colorado.

Feeley, a professor of orthopaedic surgery and chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at UCSF, has conducted research over the last 15 years that has uncovered the biological ...

Key takeaways: Sling immobilization yielded improved sleep quality, decreased anxiety and increased satisfaction after rotator cuff repair vs. bracing. Slings and braces had similar functional and ...