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Recently injured my r shoulder after tripping over some carpeting in the living room. my shoulder is powerfully painful yet can move with some restrictions. should i check with xray to see if thers more to it than meets the eye, which honestly i feels t

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Dr. Thomas Dowling answered

If there is any ...: If there is any swelling, bruising or deformity or if it is not improving, yes- get if checked. Otherwise if the pain is decreasing with the motion increasing let time take its course. If it plateaus at a certain point, get it checked then.

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Answered 3/26/2013

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A member asked:

Recently injured my r shoulder after tripping over some carpeting in the living room. my shoulder is powerfully painful yet can move with some restrictions. should i check with xray to see if thers more to it than meets the eye, which honestly i feels t

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Thomas Dowling answered

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

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