My shoulder feels stiff when I try to move it.
My pain is more prominent in the morning with achiness or stiffness lasting for more than 45 minutes
I feel weakness when I try to lift my arm to the side or in front of me.
I need to use my other arm to lift my painful arm because it is weak.
My shoulder hurts when I lie on it at night.
I feel pain on the side of my upper arm – in other words the side of the shoulder.
I feel pain when I push on the front part of my shoulder.
My shoulder area feels hot or looks red.
I feel or hear a pop or click in my shoulder when I raise my arm over my head.
I can’t put my hand behind my back if I have an itch or need to reach behind me.
When I reach in front of me to get something off a high shelf I feel a sharp or pinching pain in my shoulder.
I have burning, numbness or tingling pain over the back of my shoulder or down my arm to my fingers.
My shoulder makes a crunching or creaking sound when I try to move my arm.
I feel a catching or locking sensation with certain movements.
I felt something tear and the pain came on all of a sudden.
I had an injury.
My arm feels heavy, or like it’s coming out of the socket.
The pain never goes away no matter what position I am in.
I have a fever.
I am losing weight without trying.
My pain is in both sides of my body.
My symptoms began when I was at least age 50 or older.
My pain started two or more weeks ago.
I have taken a steroid, like prednisone, for my pain
When I took a steroid, like prednisone, for my pain, it improved my symptoms rapidly and dramatically
I have fibromyalgia
In addition to my shoulder pain, I have pain throughout my body.
I have rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or axial spondyloarthritis
In addition to my shoulder pain, I have other joints that are swollen, hot, or red such as my hands, feet, or knees.
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