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' contestants demand NBC cancel show. 'Biggest Loser' drugged us so we'd lose weight. She had always struggled with her weight, but in January 2006, Kai Hibbard was in real trouble: At just 26 years old, her 5-foot-6 frame carried 265 pounds. Her best friend staged a mini-intervention.