• Deep shoulder pain
• Clicking or popping
• Weakness
• Shoulder instability
• Pain with throwing or overhead movement
• Reduced range of motion
• Shoulder fatigue
• Pain with lifting or bench press

• Deep aching pain in the shoulder
• Sharp pain during throwing or lifting
• Clicking or catching sensation
• Weak or “dead arm” feeling
• Shoulder feels loose or unstable
• Pain after repetitive overhead activity

• Repetitive throwing
• Heavy overhead lifting
• Falling on an outstretched arm
• Shoulder dislocation
• Sudden traction on the arm

• Deep pain with overhead movement
• Clicking or popping
• Weakness when lifting or throwing
• Feeling of shoulder instability
• Pain during bench press or throwing
• Reduced shoulder mobility

Educational only — not a medical diagnosis.

1. 1Stop overhead activity
2. 2Ice the shoulder
3. 3Avoid heavy pressing/pulling
4. 4Begin gentle mobility only if pain allows
5. 5Schedule evaluation if symptoms persist

• Shoulder repeatedly slipping out
• Major weakness
• Loss of throwing velocity
• Night pain
• Inability to raise the arm
• Persistent catching/locking

• Physical therapy is often first-line treatment
• Focus on rotator cuff and scapular stability
• Gradual throwing progression is important
• Some athletes recover without surgery
• Severe tears may require arthroscopic repair