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.
'Biggest Loser' contestant Arthur Wornum weighs in at 507 on the NBC show Tuesday night. Just when you thought Biggest Loser couldn't get any bigger, Arthur Wornum showed up in season 11. Though he is not technically the heaviest contestant in the history of the show, at 507 pounds and and 5 feet 8 inches, he has a BMI of 77.1 -- a BMI over 30 is considered obese -- making him the most obese contestant the show has ever seen.