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.
Robert (Big Head) Iovane appeared on weight-loss reality show âThe Biggest Loserâ in 2006. Joseph Gambina testified that Iovane engaged in illegal sports gambling and loansharking. A fatso who appeared on the reality TV diet show âThe Biggest Loserâ has been outed as a reputed Gambino gangster. Robert (Big Head) Iovane, 45, appeared in a special edition of the series in 2006 teamed with hefty relatives who owned an Italian restaurant in the Bronx â a brush with fame that didnât go unnoticed in Mob Land.