Surgery to repair a rotator cuff is done when: 1  A rotator cuff tear is caused by a sudden injury. 2  In these cases, it's best to do surgery soon after the injury. 3  A complete rotator cuff tear causes severe shoulder weakness.
Former Iowa wrestler is NBC's 'biggest loser'. CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) -- A Marion man is now known as the biggest loser -- and he's proud of it. Hoover, who described himself as a top-notch athlete before ballooning to 340 pounds, lost 157 pounds on the show. It took several months of careful eating and training, but Hoover said the pain was well worth it.
Original Biggest Loser Ryan Benson. In one season, he was able to lose a staggering 122 pounds! So how is Ryan Benson doing these days? An article in Time magazine checked in with some of the former âBiggest Loserâ winners, including Benson who has gained back roughly 90 pounds after the show was over.