Question: Hello. I've had severe left shoulder blade pain now for one week. I have scoliosis (an s curve) and I was working out with elastic bands doing back exercises when I noticed some discomfort. The first few days didn't seem so bad, but starting this past Monday the pain has gotten quite severe. I've been taking ibuprofen and tylenol and it doesn't seem to help much. If I lay flat on my back with my neck supported I find relief. I'm a teacher so I have to stand most of the day which irritates it even more. The pain in my lower right side of left shoulder blade has now transistioned to the left side of the left shoulder blade almost under my arm pit. There's a severe burning feeling. I can't concentrate on anything else because of the burning sensation. If I move around, I can sometimes get relief. What is causing this? How can I make the pain go away?

I understand about my scoliosis causing a poor alliance, but I've lived with that pain for most of my life. This is definitely different. This happened during my workout. I feel as if I've injured something in my shoulder blade area or rotator cuff etc. The burning sensation is about an 8 on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst. I'm having trouble lifting my left arm and can't carry anything with this arm. I'm really not wanting to take such high powered pain meds. Could this be something other than my scoliosis? I need relief ASAP because this burning sensation is impeding on everything in my life. Thank you!