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Pain in back left shoulder now pain in my top left shoulder of my arm?

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Dr. Jeffrey Miller answered

Left arm: Make sure it is not a heart problem before attributing it to a shoulder bursitis, frozen shoulder.

Dr Hadied and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/18/2019

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