FREE SHOULDER PAIN CHECKER
Shoulder pain, made clearer.
Where does your shoulder hurt? Tap the area that best matches your pain and answer a few quick questions to explore some common possible causes and what to do next.
This checker provides general information only and does not diagnose shoulder conditions. Seek urgent medical assessment after a serious injury, if the shoulder is visibly deformed, you suddenly cannot move the arm, or you have other concerning symptoms.
Understanding shoulder pain location
Shoulder pain location can sometimes guide an assessment. Pain on top of shoulder, at the front of shoulder, on the outside of shoulder, behind shoulder or around the shoulder blade can each have several possible explanations.
When an online checker is not enough
Seek medical assessment after significant trauma, for progressive stiffness, substantial weakness, repeated night pain, numbness or tingling, symptoms going down the arm, or symptoms that are worsening rather than improving. This shoulder pain checker cannot examine your shoulder or diagnose the cause.
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