Dr. Douglas Roberts MD has treated patients with pain and arthritis for over 20 years, and continues to see patients daily in his own clinic. He is a board-certified Rheumatologist. He is also an assistant clinical professor at the University of California Davis School of Medicine where he teaches medical students and rheumatology fellows as a voluntary attending physician. He has done clinical research on rheumatoid arthritis, and recently published an article on the six warning signs of rheumatoid arthritis.
We created our Pain Locator as an easy to use online tool to help you find relief from your joint pain, neck pain or lower back pain. Our mission is to educate you about the possible causes of the pain you feel in your spine or joints, and to help you explain your symptoms to your doctor.
Use the arrows (lower right corner) to rotate the figure.
Highlight the PainSpot locations with the mouse pointer.
Take the quiz that appears after you select the PainSpot.
I feel pain on the side of my upper arm – in other words the side of the shoulder.
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.
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