Diseases

Shoulder Pain

Unilateral or bilateral pain of the shoulder. It is often caused by physical activities such as work or sports participation, but may also be pathologic in origin.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Unilateral or bilateral pain of the shoulder. It is often caused by physical activities such as work or sports participation, but may also be pathologic in origin.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pain, Shoulder
  • Pains, Shoulder
  • Shoulder Pains

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Pain (1966-1998)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.550w.091w.700
  2. C23.888w.592.612w.094w.700
  3. F02w.830w.816w.444w.350w.500
  4. G11.561.790w.444w.350w.500

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NLM Classification

WE 810

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Shoulder Pain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020069. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020069
  2. Shoulder Pain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55105885