FreeMD® Shoulder Pain Home Care: Warning Signs

Shoulder Pain

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Shoulder Pain Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have shoulder pain and any of the following:

Arm numbness (unilateral)
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Arm swelling
Worsening shoulder pain
Worsening shoulder swelling
Worsening shoulder tenderness
Worsening shoulder redness
Deformed shoulder
Inability to move the shoulder
Persistent shoulder pain for more than 1 week
Arm skin redness and pain
Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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