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Symptom: Shoulder pain

Shoulder pain: Pain or discomfort in the shoulder joint
Detailed cause information for symptom: Shoulder pain:

Possible causes of symptom: Shoulder pain (45 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Shoulder pain (21 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Shoulder pain (2 conditions)

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Symptoms related to Shoulder pain: neck pain (18), arm pain (16), shoulder symptoms (24)
Shoulder pain type of: Pain (604), Shoulder symptoms (24)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Shoulder pain: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Shoulder pain as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Shoulder conditions
- Shoulder injury
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder separation
- Torn Rotator Cuff
- Broken shoulder blade
- Collarbone injury
- Broken Collarbone
- Shoulder inflammation
- Shoulder tendinitis - see tendinitis
- Shoulder bursitis - see bursitis
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Shoulder arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Frozen Shoulder
- Shoulder joint calcium deposits
- Impingement syndrome
- Dislocated shoulder
Referred shoulder pain
- Whiplash
- Fractured humerus
- Ruptured bicep tendon
- Disc conditions
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Diaphragm irritation
- Diaphragm conditions
- Liver abscess
- Referred gallbladder pain
- Gallbladder conditions - usually right shoulder pain.
- Gallstones
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Internal bleeding (see Bleeding symptoms) - often causing shoulder-tip pain
- Referred heart pain
- Angina
- Heart attack
- Polymyalgia rheumatic
See also causes of stiff shoulder, shoulder symptoms, joint pain, joint symptoms

Conditions listing symptoms: Shoulder pain: The following list of conditions have 'Shoulder pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Ankylosing Spondylitis ... shoulder arthritis

B

Broken Collarbone ... shoulder pain

Broken shoulder blade ... shoulder pain

C

Cholangitis ... pain under right shoulder blade

Cholecystitis ... pain under right shoulder blade

E

Ectopic pregnancy ... shoulder-tip pain

F

Frozen Shoulder ... shoulder pain

G

Gallstones ... Pain under the right shoulder

L

Liver abscess ... right shoulder pain

P

Pneumothorax ... referred shoulder pain

Polymyalgia rheumatica ... shoulder pain

S

Shoulder arthritis ... shoulder pain

Shoulder bursitis ... shoulder discomfort, upper shoulder pain

Shoulder dislocation ... shoulder pain

Shoulder Fracture ... severe shoulder pain

Shoulder separation ... shoulder pain, shoulder tenderness

Shoulder tendinitis ... shoulder discomfort, upper shoulder pain

Syringomyelia ... shoulder pain

T

Thoracic outlet syndrome ... shoulder pain

Torn Rotator Cuff ... shoulder pain

W

Whiplash ... shoulder pain

Conditions listing complications: Shoulder pain: The following list of conditions have 'Shoulder pain' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

S

Shoulder dislocation ... torn shoulder ligaments, torn shoulder tendons

Shoulder separation ... torn shoulder ligaments, torn shoulder tendons

Last revised: Nov 3, 2003

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