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Been lifting weights, today right shoulder felt very weak and little painful. this is my dominant arm. can this be als? rotator cuff injury? male 20
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Injuries: Sounds like to much weight lifting - this is not ALS and likely not a rotator cuff injury, if the weakness does not go away you would need to be evaluate for a possible disc herniation.
Answered 4/7/2016
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