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A 19-year-old female asked:
My shoulder hurts when i breath in?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Craig Mortonanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 19 years experience
See below: You neck muscles contract with deep breathing. You may have a pinched nerve in your neck causing shoulder pain that gets worse when the neck muscles contract.
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Last updated Jun 12, 2017
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