arthritis, bursitus....some kind of ...itus.
Check out
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sympto...ain/causes.htm
Causes of Shoulder pain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Shoulder pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
* Shoulder conditions
o Shoulder injury
o Shoulder Fracture
o Shoulder separation
o Torn Rotator Cuff
o Broken shoulder blade
o Collarbone injury
o Broken Collarbone
o Shoulder inflammation
o Shoulder tendinitis - see tendinitis
o Shoulder bursitis - see bursitis
o Arthritis
o Osteoarthritis
o Shoulder arthritis
o Ankylosing Spondylitis
o Polymyalgia rheumatica
o Frozen Shoulder
o Shoulder joint calcium deposits
o Impingement syndrome
o Dislocated shoulder
* Referred shoulder pain
o Whiplash
o Fractured humerus
o Ruptured bicep tendon
o Disc conditions
o Thoracic outlet syndrome
o Ectopic pregnancy
o Diaphragm irritation
o Diaphragm conditions
o Liver abscess
o Referred gallbladder pain
o Gallbladder conditions - usually right shoulder pain.
o Gallstones
o Cholangitis
o Cholecystitis
o Internal bleeding - often causing shoulder-tip pain
o Referred heart pain
o Angina
o Heart attack
o Polymyalgia rheumatic
* See also causes of stiff shoulder, shoulder symptoms, joint pain, joint symptoms
* Acromioclavicular separation
* Acute pancreatitis
* Adhesive capsulitis
* Angina pectoris
* Bursitis
* Cholelithiasis
* Clavicle fracture
* Diaphragmatic pleurisy
* Dislocation
* Dissection aortic aneurysm
* Gastritis
* Humeral neck fracture
* Infection
* Pancoast's syndrome
* Perforated ulcer
* Pneumothorax
* Ruptured spleen
* Shoulder-hand syndrome
* Subphrenic abscess
* Tendinitis
* Fracture
* Painful arc syndrome
* Rotator cuff tear
* Rotator cuff rupture
* Synovitis
* Septic arthritis (see Joint pain)
* Neuropathy
* Scapulo-costal syndrome
* Tumor
* Cancer
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Pancoast syndrome
TopCauses of Shoulder pain listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Shoulder pain as a symptom include:
* Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
* Cholelithiasis
* Ectopic pregnancy
* Functional disorders
* Humerus juvenile osteochondritis
* Impingement syndrome of shoulder
* Pancoast's syndrome
* Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome
* Polymyalgia rheumatica
* Rotator cuff syndrome
* Shoulder joint dislocation
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Yeah, that about covers it.
