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What Causes Stabbing Pain Around The Shoulder Blade?

My mother has been having sharp stabbing pains near her left shoulder blade. It started about 7 months ago and has worsened now to the point she can lead a normal life. She can only endure the pain with pain meds and takes 5 mg every 4-5 hours. She is seldom pain free anymore. She s seen an orthopedic dr. and an MRI didn t show anything. She had a scan of her internal organs and scan of her chest and nothing showed up on either of these. She has Afib and has been in the ER with twice in the last two weeks. Her heart rate was 140. She is also having problems with indigestion. Her family dr. has also sent her to therapy but this didn t help. Can you offer any suggestions as to what could be causing this terrible pain around her shoulder blade?
Thu, 30 Jul 2015
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I understand your concern for your concern.
Sharp stabbing pain near her shoulder blade is may be due to subacromial bursitis. The pain may be due to friction of this bursa during movement of shoulder.
Another reason could be due to acidity in stomach. Gas and acidity sometimes cause sharp stabbing pain in chest and shoulder blade. My advice is you take Cap Omeprazole twice daily for 10 days, Tab Aceclofenac twice daily for 10 days, drink lots of water, avoid drinking water immediately after meal, do not sleep immediately after meal, avoid fried foods.
Hope this will help you.
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What Causes Stabbing Pain Around The Shoulder Blade?

I understand your concern for your concern. Sharp stabbing pain near her shoulder blade is may be due to subacromial bursitis. The pain may be due to friction of this bursa during movement of shoulder. Another reason could be due to acidity in stomach. Gas and acidity sometimes cause sharp stabbing pain in chest and shoulder blade. My advice is you take Cap Omeprazole twice daily for 10 days, Tab Aceclofenac twice daily for 10 days, drink lots of water, avoid drinking water immediately after meal, do not sleep immediately after meal, avoid fried foods. Hope this will help you.