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A patient is referred for suspected cervical radiculopathy because of neck and shoulder pain. Pain is reproduced by active shoulder movement and resisted shoulder abduction, while cervical movement does not reproduce the symptoms. Which alternative source of pain should be assessed?

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Cervical nerve-root irritation

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Cervical spinal cord compression

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Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain

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Cervical facet-mediated pain

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Cervical discogenic pain

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