Shoulder Problems Chart
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Shoulder injuries, arthritis and inflammation in and around joints are common problems in adults, often causing severe pain, discomfort and immobility. Follow this chart to
talk to your doctor about your shoulder problem.
SYMPTOMS
DIAGNOSIS
SELF-CARE
1. Did you hit, injure or fall on your upper
Go to Question 7.*
arm or shoulder recently?
2. Did you feel your shoulder pop out of
Your SHOULDER may be or may have
See your doctor right away.
place and/or pop back into place?
been DISLOCATED.
EMERGENCY
3. Is your upper arm swollen or mis-
Your HUMERUS (upper arm bone) may be
shaped?
FRACTURED.
Call your doctor or go to the emergency room right
Call your doctor right away. Use a sling to restrict
4. Is your collarbone tender, or do you have
Your CLAVICLE (collarbone) may be
movement of your arm and use an analgesic, such
a bump on it?
FRACTURED.
as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to relieve pain
until you see your doctor.
5. Is there tenderness or pain near the
Call your doctor right away. Use a sling to restrict
shoulder-end of your collarbone, and does
movement of your arm and use an analgesic, such
Your SHOULDER may be SEPARATED.
lifting your arm with your uninjured arm
as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to relieve pain
help the pain?
until you see your doctor.
6. Does pain come with a twisting motion of
You may have a TORN ROTATOR
your arm, or does a throwing motion cause
See your doctor.
CUFF or SHOULDER INSTABILITY.
pain, and does your shoulder seem weak?
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