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Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pain in shoulder following |
Broken bone or dislocation. |
Call doctor now. |
injury. |
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See Bone Fracture. |
Shoulder misshapen. |
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See Dislocation or |
Bruising in affected area. |
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Subluxation. |
Inability to move shoulder. |
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What To Do: |
Pain in shoulder following |
Injury to shoulder-cuff |
See Sprains & Strains. |
injury. |
muscle or ligament. |
See Tendinitis. |
Shoulder appearance normal. |
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Shoulder movement |
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uncomfortable. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pain in shoulder, especially |
Shoulder inflammation. |
See Bursitis. |
when moving arm. |
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No other symptoms. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pain in shoulder and other |
Inflammatory disease of |
See Arthritis, |
joints. |
joints. |
Rheumatoid. |
Affected joints red, warm, |
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See Psoriatic Arthritis. |
swollen. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Sudden pain in shoulder. |
Shoulder inflammation. |
See Gout. |
No fever. |
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See Pseudogout. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Shoulder and neck pain. |
Muscle spasm. |
Be sure computer screen |
Working at computer or typing |
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is at proper eye level and |
for many hours. |
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chair is at correct height. |
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Take a break every hour. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Sudden pain in shoulder in |
Pregnancy developing |
Call doctor now. |
woman of childbearing age. |
outside uterus. |
See Ectopic Pregnancy. |
Menstrual period late 4 weeks |
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or more. |
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Sudden pain in lower |
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abdomen. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Sudden pain in shoulder or |
Complication of prior |
See Rheumatic Fever. |
other joint. |
streptococcal infection. |
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Affected joint red, warm, |
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swollen. |
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Fever. |
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Recent illness, such as sore |
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throat or skin infection. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pain in shoulder when moving |
Severe shoulder |
See Shoulder, Frozen. |
arm. |
inflammation. |
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Stiffness and severity of pain |
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increasing. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Pain between shoulder blades. |
Lack of blood to heart. |
Consult doctor. |
Tightness, pressure, |
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See Angina Pectoris. |
squeezing, or mild ache in the |
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chest. |
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Heart disorder. |
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