Glossary for Shoulder symptoms
Medical terms related to Shoulder symptoms or mentioned in this section include:
- Acrofacial dysostosis Preis type: One of a group of disorders characterized by defective limb and facial development. The Preis type is very rare and the range and severity of symptoms is variable.
- Acromioclavicular separation: Separation of collarbone (clavicle) and the shoulder blade.
- Acromioclavicular separation on both sides:
- Acute shoulder pain: acute pathologies of the shoulder
- Acute shoulder pain on both sides:
- Acute shoulder pain on one side:
- Adhesive capsulitis: disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, and grows together with abnormal bands of tissue, called adhesions, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis: A form of chronic inflammation of the spine which may also affect joints in the shoulder, hip, neck, ribs and jaw. May result in loss of mobility. Also called Marie-Strumpell disease.
- Arm symptoms: Symptoms affecting the arm
- Auriculoosteodysplasia: A rare disorder characterized mainly by abnormal ears and multiple bone development anomalies.
- Autoimmune Myelopathy: A disturbance functionally or pathological change in the spinal cord
- Bicipital tendinosis: Inflammation of the bicipital tendon (the long head of the biceps tendon). Occurs mainly in athletes who engage in sports that involve throwing, swimming or golfing.
- Bicipital tendonitis: Inflammation of the bicipital tendon (the long head of the biceps tendon). It is often associated with some sort of trauma or overuse. It is usually associated with rotator cuff disease.
- Broken Collarbone: Fractured collarbone (clavicle)
- Broken shoulder blade: Fracture of the shoulder blade bone (scapula)
- Cholangitis: bile duct inflammation (cholangitis)
- Cholecystitis: inflammation of the gall bladder.
- Chronic shoulder pain: pathologies of the shoulder
- Chronic shoulder pain on both sides:
- Chronic shoulder pain on one side:
- Clavicle deformity: malformation or distortion of the normal shape and positioning of the clavicle.
- Clavicle, pseudoarthrosis of, congenital: A rare congenital condition where the collarbone doesn't develop normally.
- Cleidocranial dysplasia: A rare genetic disorder characterized by collarbone defects, late ossification of cranial sutures and delayed tooth eruption.
- Cleidorhizomelic syndrome: A very rare inherited syndrome mainly involving skeletal abnormalities.
- Constant shoulder pain:
- Craniofrontonasal dysplasia: A rare genetic disorder mainly found in females and characterized by premature closing of skull bones and craniofacial and limb abnormalities.
- Dermatocardioskeletal syndrome, Boronne type: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by thick skin, thick gums, acne, short fingers and a heart defect.
- Dermatomyositis: A muscle disease characterized by chronic muscle inflammation resulting in progressive muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.
- Ectopic pregnancy: The occurrence of a pregnancy outside that of the uterus
- Endodermal sinus tumor: A form of malignant germ cell tumor that occurs mainly in young children. They can occur in the testis, ovaries, uterus, abdomen, thorax, tailbone region, vagina, liver, retroperitoneum and pineal ventricle of the brain. Symptoms will vary depending on the exact location of the tumor.
- Epidermoid carcinoma: A non-small-cell type of lung cancer. The cancer develops from cells that line the inside of the lungs.
- Erdheim disease II: A rare condition that occurs as a result of acromegaly which is where excessive growth hormone production results in gigantism. Symptoms include overgrowth of cartilage in parts of the spine and collar bone which causes kyphosis, pain and restricted movement.
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor: A rare form of cancer that originates in germ cells that are found in areas such as the brain, chest, tailbone or abdomen rather than the ovaries or testicles. Germ cells are the precursors for male sperm and female eggs. The symptoms are determined by the location and size of the tumor.
- Facet syndrome: An irritation, sprain or strain involving the vertebral joints of the spine. The exact symptoms may vary depending on the part of the spine involved. The condition most often results osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease or injury.
- Fitz-Hugh syndrome: A complication of upper genital tract infections in females where the membrane lining the stomach (peritoneum) and tissues surrounding the liver become inflamed. The infections involved are usually Chlamydia or gonorrhea. In some cases the diaphragm is also involved
- Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome: A very rare genetic disorder characterized by abnormal development of the skeleton and muscles.
- Frozen shoulder: disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, and grows together with abnormal bands of tissue, called adhesions, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain.
- Frozen shoulder following sports: Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a condition that causes restriction of motion in the shoulder joint.
- Fukuda-Miyanomae-Nakata syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized mainly tooth, bone and nail abnormalities as well as anal and urethral anomalies.
- Gallstones: A condition where biliary calculi form in the gallbladder
- Gradual onset of shoulder pain:
- Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
- Hemangiopericytoma: A slow growing tumor that develops in deep soft tissues an tends to occur mainly in the abdomen (pelvic retroperitoneum specifically), hips, shoulders, upper arms and upper legs.
- Holt-Oram Syndrome: A rare inherited disorder characterized by hand, arm and heart abnormalities. Bone abnormalities usually affect the left arm more than the right and occasionally only one arm and/or hand is affected.
- Hunched shoulders: Roundess, hump, or hunching of shoulders
- Hypophosphatemic rickets: A rare genetic type of rickets involving defective phosphate transport and vitamin D metabolism in the kidneys. Poor calcium absorption from the intestines leads to bone softening.
- Impingement syndrome: A condition characterised by pathologic changes resulting in the impingement of components of the shoulder joint
- Inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia: An inherited muscle wasting disorder associated with dementia and bone disease.
- Intermittent chronic shoulder pain: pathologies of the shoulder
- Involuntary twitches in the shoulders: twitching of the shoulder muscles.
- Joint injury - shoulder: An injury to the shoulder which is the joint at the top of the arm. Severity of symptoms varies depending on the type and severity of the injury and often the primary symptom is pain. A shoulder injury can involve damage to the bones, ligaments or other tissues of the joint. The injury may be acute (e.g. trauma) or chronic (e.g. overuse).
- Joint pain: Pain affecting the joints
- Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy: A rare inherited neuromuscular disorder characterized mainly by progressive weakness and wasting of facial and shoulder and upper arm muscles. A rare form of the condition is noticeable at infancy and progresses rapidly.
- Limb symptoms: Symptoms affecting the limbs
- Liver abscess: Pus in the liver
- Liver cancer: The occurrence of malignancy that occurs in the liver
- Mild chronic shoulder pain: pathologies of the shoulder
- Movement symptoms: Changes to movement or motor abilities
- Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia: A rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature and limb, joint and hip abnormalities which become evident from two to 10 years.
- Multiple synostosis syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by multiple bone fusions involving the face, limbs and middle ear.
- Muscle atrophy: Decrease in size and bulk of muscle.
- Myopathy, Distal 2: An inherited muscle condition that tends to mainly affect the end portions of arms and legs - hands, feet, forearms and lower legs. There are three subtypes which are distinguished by the origin of the genetic defect. Type 2 is linked to a defect on chromosome 5q. Type two also involves problems with the vocal cord.
- Nail-Patella Syndrome: A rare inherited disorder characterized by small or absent kneecap and ridged and/or absent nails as well as other abnormalities
- Neck symptoms: Symptoms affecting the neck
- Nemaline myopathy: A congenital skeletal muscle disease where muscle weakness is caused by the presence of thread-like rods in the muscle cells.
- Nerve symptoms: Symptoms affecting the nerves
- Numb shoulder: Numbness affecting the shoulder joint or region
- Numbness: Loss of feeling or sensation
- Oculodentoosseous dysplasia recessive: A very rare recessively inherited syndrome characterized mainly by eye, tooth and finger abnormalities. The eye abnormalities tend to be more severe than in the dominant form of the disorder.
- Osteochondroma: A bone development abnormality characterized by the development of a benign bone tumor that occurs on the ends of long bones. Symptoms, if any, are determined by the location and size of the tumor. The tumor can occur singly or in multiples and in rare instances the tumors may become malignant.
- Parsonage Turner syndrome: Inflammation of the nerves that carry signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm and hands.
- Phocomelia - contractures - absent thumb: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by absent thumbs, contractures and missing arm and leg bones.
- Pneumothorax: pneumothorax is the collection of air in the space around the lungs and chest wall
- Polymyalgia rheumatica: A condition characterized by muscle pain and stiffness, fatigue and fever. It is often associated with giant-cell arteritis which is a related but more serious condition.
- Radio digito - facial dysplasia: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by abnormalities of the arm bones and facial anomalies.
- Recurring chronic shoulder pain: pathologies of the shoulder
- Recurring shoulder pain on one side:
- Redness: Reddening of the skin.
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome: A condition characterized by pain and reduced range of motion in the shoulder and hand of the affected arm.
- Rotator cuff injury: The rotator cuff is a group of muscles which work together to provide the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint with dynamic stability, helping to control the joint during rotation (hence the name). The rotator cuff muscles include: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. Some of the sports activities which could causes rotator cuff injury includes
- Scapulocostal syndrome: Pain in the back and or shoulder that may involve other parts of the arms or chest. The cause is unknown but may be a result of postural problems.
- Scapuloperoneal myopathy: An inherited disorder involving muscle wasting and weakness in the shoulder and lower leg.
- Scapuloperoneal syndrome, neurogenic type: An inherited disorder involving muscle wasting and weakness in the shoulder and lower leg. The legs are often affected first.
- Scapuloperoneal syndrome, neurogenic, Kaeser type: An inherited disorder involving muscle wasting and weakness in the shoulder and lower leg. The legs are often affected first.
- Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
- Seronegative spondyloarthropathy: Spondyloarthropathy that is negative to rheumatoid facotr
- Severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans: A very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal bone development and brain and skin abnormalities.
- Severe chronic shoulder pain: severe chronic pathologies of the shoulder
- Shoulder Fracture: Fracture of the shoulder joint
- Shoulder Pain: Pain or discomfort in the shoulder joint
- Shoulder bruise: A haematoma that occurs on the shoulder.
- Shoulder bursitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the bursa of the shoulder
- Shoulder conditions: Any condition that affects the shoulder
- Shoulder dislocation: Dislocation of the shoulder joint.
- Shoulder injury: Any injury to the shoulder
- Shoulder itch: A sensation thatcauses a desire to scratch the skin of the shoulder
- Shoulder pain: Pain or discomfort in the shoulder joint
- Shoulder pain in children:
- Shoulder rash: An eruption on the skin of the shoulder.
- Shoulder separation: Separation of collarbone (clavicle) and the shoulder blade (scapula).
- Shoulder sprain: Damage to ligaments in the shoulder.
- Shoulder tendinitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the tendons of the shoulder
- Shoulder-hand syndrome: also known as Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that mainly affects the arms and legs
- Spinal stenosis: Narrowing of the spinal cavity around the spinal cord.
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda: A rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature and skeletal abnormalities which are usually not apparent before 12 years.
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, autosomal dominant: A rare genetic disorder where abnormal bone development primarily involves the spine and epiphyses (end of long bones where growth occurs).
- Sports related shoulder injuries: Shoulder injuries related to sports is one of the most common traumatic sporting injuries and occurs frequently in contact sports such as rugby or judo.
- Sports related shoulder injury on one side:
- Stiff joints: Reduced mobility or movement of the joints
- Stiff shoulder: Reduced mobility or movement of the shoulder
- Subacromial bursitis: Inflammation of a pouch of synovial fluid which is located in the shoulder. It is most often caused by some sort of trauma or overuse of the shoulder. It is difficult to distinguish between subacromial bursitis and rotator cuff injury.
- Subphrenic abscess: A pus-filled cavity in the subphrenic region which is the area below the diaphragm but above the colon and liver. The infection can occur as a complication of abdominal surgery, acute pancreatitis and trauma.
- Substernal ache in the shoulders: pain in the substernal area which radiates to the shoulders
- Sudden onset of shoulder pain:
- Superior vena cava syndrome: A condition caused by compression or obstruction to the normal circulation of the superior vena cava which carries deoxygenated blood from the body tissues back to the heart.
- Swelling in both shoulders:
- Swelling in one shoulder:
- Sydenham chorea: Brain disease causing involuntary movements or spasms.
- Syringomyelia: Spinal cord cysts
- Tabatznik syndrome: A very rare syndrome involving heart and hand abnormalities.
- Thoracic outlet syndrome: Pinched shoulder/arm nerve.
- Thoracopelvic dysostosis: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by abnormalities involving the chest, larynx and pelvis. The small chest cavity affects breathing and can affect survival, especially during infancy.
- Tingling shoulder: Tingling or other sensations in the shoulder
- Torn Rotator Cuff: Tear in the shoulder area.
- Tumoral calcinosis: A rare disorder characterized by calcified nodules in soft tissue around joints. Abnormal mineral metabolism results in calcium being deposited in the soft tissue. The nodules may become progressively larger and can cause pain.
- Underarm symptoms: Symptoms affecting the underarm area
- Weak shoulder: Weakness affecting the shoulder joint or shoulder region
- Whiplash: Neck injury often from a car accident.
- Whiplash Injuries: An injury to the neck when the neck is rapidly forced backward and then forwards or vice versa. It most commonly occurs in vehicle accidents when the vehicle is stopped abruptly or pushed forwards suddenly.
- Xiphoid syndrome: Pain and discomfort that occurs in the lowest portion of the sternum called the xiphoid process. The symptoms may occur sporadically or be associated with conditions such as heart disease, gallbladder disease and bone disease. Certain movements (bending, lifting) or eating large meals may precipitate an attack.
- Yunis Varon syndrome: A multisystem genetic disease that affects the skeletal system in particular
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