The shoulder score your surgeon uses
The ASES score — from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons — is one of the most widely used shoulder scores in the world, and it is the score recorded at this practice's appointments, so a result from this page is directly comparable with your clinic scores. One pain rating and ten everyday activities; higher is better on this score. Your result is calculated instantly and never leaves your browser. Prefer a pain-and-disability framing? The SPADI shoulder score is also available.
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Unlike most symptom scores, the ASES runs upward: 0 is the worst possible shoulder and 100 is a normal, pain-free shoulder, with pain and function weighted equally. There is no single cut-off that means treatment is needed — the score is a snapshot, and it is most useful repeated over time: through physiotherapy, after an injection, or through the months after surgery. Because this is the score the practice records at appointments, you can compare your at-home results directly with your clinic scores.
If shoulder pain or function is limiting sleep, work or the things you care about, the right first step is your GP, who can examine you, arrange imaging where needed, and refer on if specialist review is warranted. Bring this score with you.
This questionnaire is an educational self-assessment, not a diagnosis, and does not replace a clinical assessment. Nothing you enter is transmitted or stored — the score is calculated on your device. Instrument: patient self-report section of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form, © Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, reproduced for clinical use with citation. Richards RR, An KN, Bigliani LU, et al. A standardized method for the assessment of shoulder function. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1994;3(6):347–352.
