A member asked:

I have heard that all parts of your body can gain weight but not your shoulders. why is that the case?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

That's silly: You can put fat on your shoulders, and you can put muscle on your shoulders. I'm sorry someone told you this, and you were right to recognize that it doesn't make sense.

Dr Sadoun agreed

Answered 2/1/2014

4.5k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

I have heard that all parts of your body can gain weight but not your shoulders. why is that the case?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Dr Sadoun agreed

Related Questions

A member asked:

Left shoulder impingement/cervical strain. What are some exercises to aid this?What exercises are ok for other body parts? Ortho said no overhead move

A member asked:

I stopped playing due to my exams. Now I feel a throbbing feeling in different parts of my body, thigh, calf, arms, shoulder, upper left ab. What is it?

A member asked:

I am a 22 year old female , 44 kg of weight. It's been 3 months now I have muscle pain in specific areas of both shoulder blades, right lower side rib, and the middle back. Whenever I am twisting or turning and using any of the above mentioned parts?

A member asked:

Why if I drink a glass of red wine do I get a pain in my shoulder joint and it feels like electric shocks in parts of my body. It started approx 3 weeks ago. I had a glass every night for the past 8 years. Does it mean I can never drink red wine agai?

A member asked:

Pinch pain on back of head and other parts of the body (like back of knee, shoulder, arms, temple), it usually lasts like 10 seconds and just stops but I've been having it for two days now. Ive been having anxiety but might also be my backs nerve?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

What should I do about these increase pain in parts of my lower body and right shoulder?

If is not my heart than why the dig in it I do have chest and shoulder pain can the move on to other parts of my body?

Just was told I have impetigo and its spread all over, could the bacteria go to other parts of body n affect me?I have bad shoulder pain n can't sleep

I have recently been diagnosed with tendinitis/bursitis in hip and shoulder. I have pain in various parts of my body when sleeping. What's happening?

I've been having flashes of numbness and tingling thoughout my head and body parts should I be concerned I have a shoulder and mid back injury could it be from pinched nerves?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?