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How to find the reason for shoulder and arm pain?

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How to find the reason for shoulder and arm pain?

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Answered by

Dr. Sumit Chawla

Medically reviewed by

iCliniq medical review team

Published At May 29, 2017
Reviewed AtOctober 11, 2023

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am a 53-year-old female. My weight is 119 pounds and my height is 4 feet 10 inches. I have been suffering from the upper arm and shoulder pain for the past year, and it increased in the last three months. I cannot lift any weight. I feel pain with movement (forward and backward) of the arm. The arm is stiff while sleeping and the pain increases during sleep.

Answered by Dr. Sumit Chawla

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Non-traumatic pain in shoulder in a female of your age group is either because of periarthritis shoulder or frozen shoulder or early osteoarthritic changes in the shoulder joint. Both clinical examination and radiological investigation such as X-ray and MRI scan are required to differentiate these conditions.

Investigations to be done

X-ray shoulder- anteroposterior, axial, and true anteroposterior view.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Sumit Chawla
Dr. Sumit Chawla

Orthopedician and Traumatology

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