Information and opinions on health from CJ at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/946665/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/946665/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/946665/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/946665/63435/world-pain Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:53 -0400 CJ Hi, I tore my right Rotator Cuff 1 1/2 years ago and still have pain. I am right handed and drive a stick shift car. Daily life causes me pain. I try not to lift anything too heavy. But I can't baby the arm either. I saw a very prominant Ortho Surgeon here in the Tampa Bay area. His diagnosis was that even though I had 2 tears in my shoulder, he did not think surgury was the way to go. Instead he prescribed Physical Therapy and a Pain Management... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/946665/63435/world-pain