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Symptoms›Shoulder injuries and disorders›Shoulder muscle weakness

Shoulder muscle weakness

Shoulder muscle weakness is a symptom in which a person has weakness in one or both shoulders, which may cause difficulty in raising the arms above the level of the shoulders (such as in washing, drying, and brushing hair). Sometimes, autoimmune diseases (a person's immune system is damaging his own body) can lead to shoulder muscle weakness.
Dr. Robert Kwok
Dr. Robert Kwokreviewed this
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Is a type of:Shoulder injuries and disorders
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

Body locations

Shoulder

Is Symptom of

Bursitis
Condition
Tendinitis
Condition
Rotator cuff injury
Condition
Degeneration of cervical spine
Condition
Acute brachial plexus injury (stinger)
Condition
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My Husband is experiencing shoulder muscle weakness.
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