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Pain In The Chest Under The Shoulder Blade After An Accident. No Fracture. Given Diclofenac. Not Responding
I was involved in road traffic accident last week. The x-ray showed no fractures or dislocations on my skeleton and I was sent home with just a few painkillers. The problem is I have a terrible pain on the left side of the chest and under my shoulder blade and upper spinal region between my shoulders. I was given declofenac 100 tablets but they not helping
Tue, 8 Jan 2013
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
The possible causes for your pain are:-
Abnormal posture at work like bending forward while sitting with out support to back, driving for long periods, holding shoulder bag like laptop bag, sleeping in lateral position, lifting weights by tightening chest muscles without balancing back muscles etc.
-Sometimes musculo skeletal problems like sub scapular injury or fractured scapula etc can also cause this type of pain.
So you better once consult physician and undergo general examination which will possibly give clue regarding the cause for your problem then according to that specific investigations can be planned.
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
drsaurabhmzpr@yahoo.co.in
Thanks for the query.
The possible causes for your pain are:-
Abnormal posture at work like bending forward while sitting with out support to back, driving for long periods, holding shoulder bag like laptop bag, sleeping in lateral position, lifting weights by tightening chest muscles without balancing back muscles etc.
-Sometimes musculo skeletal problems like sub scapular injury or fractured scapula etc can also cause this type of pain.
So you better once consult physician and undergo general examination which will possibly give clue regarding the cause for your problem then according to that specific investigations can be planned.
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
drsaurabhmzpr@yahoo.co.in
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