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How to know if i pulled a muscle in my shoulder?

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Sore to touch.: If your shoulder is sore to the touch, then it's probably the muscles, which lay right under our skin. Pain in the muscles with shoulder movements also is an indicator of muscle strain.

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Answered 5/13/2014

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