The following symptoms and complaints may indicate omalgia (shoulder pain):
- Radiating pain into the arm, back.
- Restriction of movement
- Gentle posture
- Tension / hardening of the muscles
Warning signs (red flags)
- Shoulder pain + sensorimotor deficits (interplay of sensory and motor performance concerning) → immediate action inevitable!
- Shoulder- arm pain + neurological deficits → think of: Disc prolapse (BSP; herniated disc), spinal or neuroforaminal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) (immediate treatment required!).
