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.