Shoulder pain can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'worrying' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose shoulder pain, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Torticollis | 94% | Confirm |
Polymyalgia Rheumatica | 20% | Unlikely |
Ectopic Pregnancy | 0% | Ruled out |
Do you experience shoulder pain?
Possible responses:
→ No / don't know→ Yes, due to physical injury → Yes, it is a minor problem / comes and goes → Yes, one hurts most of the time (not from injury) → Yes, both hurt most of the time (not from injury) |
Shoulder tip pain can be a symptom of ectopic pregnancy.