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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Shoulder pain
Overuse injuries, subluxation, fracture Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Rotator cuff tendinitis
Subacromial bursitis
Rotator cuff tear
Bicipital tendinitis
Arthritis (septic, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout/pseudogout) Acute calcific tendinitis
Avascular necrosis
Referred pain:
Myocardial ischaemia (left shoulder pain)
Cervical disc herniation/spinal stenosis, nerve entrapment (long thoracic or
suprascapular nerve)
Diaphragmatic irritation (e.g. subphrenic abscess), hepatic capsule distension,
pulmonary tumour/infection/abscess
Overuse injuries, subluxation, fracture Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Rotator cuff tendinitis
Subacromial bursitis
Rotator cuff tear
Bicipital tendinitis
Arthritis (septic, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout/pseudogout) Acute calcific tendinitis
Avascular necrosis
Referred pain:
Myocardial ischaemia (left shoulder pain)
Cervical disc herniation/spinal stenosis, nerve entrapment (long thoracic or
suprascapular nerve)
Diaphragmatic irritation (e.g. subphrenic abscess), hepatic capsule distension,
pulmonary tumour/infection/abscess
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