The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint. Its main function is to support the shoulder’s stability and to allow a wide range of motions of the arm. As a result of all the repetitive overhead motions in our day-to-day activities, the rotator cuff becomes prone to injuries […]

Late October 2012 was a truly difficult time. We experienced one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes New York has ever known. The late-season post-tropical cyclone, widely known as Hurricane Sandy, swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States. The devastating storm left dozens dead, thousands homeless and millions […]

Rotator cuff tears can be really unpleasant, causing shoulder imbalance or slower shoulder and arm mobility due to the shoulder pain. But in some patients, rotator cuff tears can show no symptoms or pain at all, so the patient is not even aware of the shoulder injury. The only person who can notice such shoulder […]

We are happy to share with you a very dear story of ours. When Mr. Demott visited Manhattan Orthopedic Care for a consultation for rotator cuff surgery with Dr. Armin Tehrany, we were immediately charmed by his positive spirit and charismatic nature.   Even though he was in pain because of his rotator cuff injury, […]

It’s awfully hard to wake up every day with shoulder pain. It’s difficult not to do whatever makes you happy. This is what Robert Cardone, a rotator cuff surgery patient, had suffered from for a long period of time. He struggled with a torn rotator cuff, which made him unable to enjoy his favorite sports and […]

Struggling with unbearable shoulder pain, Michael Pizza was on his quest for the best shoulder surgery to handle his pain. It was only matter of minutes before Mr. Pizza knew and felt sure that Dr. Armin Tehrany was the shoulder surgeon he was looking for. As he stated in his Yelp review “I found nothing but […]