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A 50-year-old male asked:

Very painful right shoulder and arm, from elbow up. hard to sleep, have to use my left arm to move my right one at times. throbbing, heat doesn't he?

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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered

Pediatrics 60 years experience

Painful shoulder: Your shoulder pain may be due to varierty of reasons resulting from trauma, infection, excessive exercise , tendinitis or possibly rotor cuff injury. See an orthopedist for evaluation and treatment.

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