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What Causes Pain Between The Back Shoulder Blades?
I woke up in late AM with pain in my back between my shoulders which also made both of my arms achy. The pain makes it a little hard to breathe without discomfort, but the majority of the pain is in my back. My stomach feels kinds of full and I haven't eaten anything. I assumed it might be gallbladder attack, but have never had this before. Am scheduled to go to the Chiropractor shortly to see if my back may be out to rule this out. Last week I had a lot of pain in my neck which he worked on and when I used the heating pad, this seemed to take care of that, and now I have this new pain. Any ideas on what this could be?
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Hello,
I have studied your case.
According to your complains such kind of pain can due to compression of nerve and muscle sprain on shoulder.
When such patient comes to my hospital we usually take x ray spine to see for severity of nerve compression.
Another differential can be nerve compression due to disc bulge which may need MRI for confirmation.
Medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will reduce pain, you can take them consulting your treating doctor.
You may consult physiotherapist for further guidance. He may start TENS ,or ultrasound which is helpful in your case.
You may need to take rest for early healing.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care
Regards
Dr Vaibhav
I have studied your case.
According to your complains such kind of pain can due to compression of nerve and muscle sprain on shoulder.
When such patient comes to my hospital we usually take x ray spine to see for severity of nerve compression.
Another differential can be nerve compression due to disc bulge which may need MRI for confirmation.
Medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will reduce pain, you can take them consulting your treating doctor.
You may consult physiotherapist for further guidance. He may start TENS ,or ultrasound which is helpful in your case.
You may need to take rest for early healing.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care
Regards
Dr Vaibhav
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