Definition

By Mayo Clinic Staff

Shoulder pain may arise from the shoulder joint itself or from any of the many surrounding muscles, ligaments or tendons. Shoulder pain that comes from the joint usually worsens with activities or movement of your arm or shoulder.

Various diseases and conditions affecting structures in your chest or abdomen, such as heart disease or gallbladder disease, also can cause shoulder pain. Shoulder pain that arises from another structure is called referred pain. Referred shoulder pain usually doesn't worsen when you move your shoulder.

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May 20, 2021

See also

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  2. Bone spurs
  3. Reverse shoulder replacement
  4. Rotator cuff damage
  5. Rotator cuff: Tendon transfer
  6. Coronary artery spasm: Cause for concern?
  7. CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak)
  8. Dislocated shoulder
  9. Ectopic pregnancy
  10. Eyestrain
  11. Frozen shoulder
  12. Gallbladder cleanse: A 'natural' remedy for gallstones?
  13. Gallstones
  14. Headaches and stress
  15. Hemophilia
  16. Hidden Heart Attack
  17. Infographic: How heart-healthy people can suffer a heart attack
  18. Myocardial ischemia
  19. Pleurisy
  20. Polymyalgia rheumatica
  21. Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)
  22. Recurrent breast cancer
  23. Rotator cuff injury
  24. Rotator Cuff Repair
  25. SCAD 2 Social Media as a Lifesaving Link
  26. Screen time making your eyes buggy?
  27. Separated shoulder
  28. Shoulder disorder
  29. Small vessel disease
  30. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
  31. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
  32. Take headache relief into your own hands
  33. Tension headache
  34. Relieving tension-type headaches
  35. Thoracic outlet syndrome
  36. Integrative approaches to treating pain
  37. Nutrition and pain
  38. Pain rehabilitation
  39. Wiiitis