But the term "pain in the area of the shoulder blades" is the short form. It is used when the pain is localized:
- under the shoulder blade;
- directly in the shoulder blades;
- between the shoulder blades.
Pain under the shoulder blade
Pain under the shoulder blade to be localized to the right or to the left. Depending on the causes are different.
Stomach ulcer
The most common cause of pain in the area of the shoulder blades, a stomach ulcer. Pain in the upper abdomen localized, but distributed also in the thoracic area of the spine into the left shoulder blade and the left nipple.
Pain in gastric ulcer are characterized by periodicity, seasonality, a gradual increase, as well as complete removal or weakening after vomiting.
The last and leads to the conclusion that the cause of the pain, functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Vomiting appears in a amount of pain, i.e., if the pains are strong.
The majority (70%) patients are the following symptoms: heartburn, hypersalivation, belching, belching.
Mental Health Problems
The second stage of the prevalence of the fundamental psychological problems. Pain syndrome patients describe as:
- Sensations "pour over" heart-blood, and the feeling that the heart is paralyzed, the patients have to say, that at the time of the pain attack, it seemed to them that the heart leap out of your chest;
- Tingling;
- Feeling of compression;
- Pressure;
- the severity;
- Heat in the chest;
- cold showers;
- the pain constantly radiating in the right Hand, in the area of the shoulder blade to afford to pain in the back and neck can;
- Fear.
- the feeling of fear.
- Lump in the throat (a rare Symptom);
- Lack of air (a rare Symptom).
Myocardial infarction
He takes only the third place according to the level of prevalence. Heart attack preceded by a severe attack of Angina pectoris. The sudden and severe pain behind the sternum, usually radiating to the left part of the shoulder blades, back, neck, jaw.
Pain does not disappear even after taking vasodilator drugs (nitroglycerine, Validol), help only to narcotic analgesics. In most cases, pain in the area of the shoulder blades occurs after emotional or physical stress.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine
Pain attack patients describe as follows:
- Pain is dull, one-sided, localized just below the neck;
- Pain occurs in the morning, what is the reason for the wounded of the awakening;
- the pain increases in case of severe flexion stretch of the neck, with heavy loads on the cervical spine;
- in the case of the thermal exposure of the pain out of, for example, it is enough, take a warm bath;
- radiating pain in the head and Hand;
- Paresthesia in the area of the shoulder;
- Dizziness.
Intercostal neuralgia
Pain under the shoulder blade in the case of intercostal neuralgia Herpes is wearing paroxysmal in nature. The pain intensifies when walking, deep breathing, coughing, sneezing, physical exercise and on Palpation. In some cases, another Symptom of excessive muscle tension occurs.
It is because of this pain, not only the area under the shoulder blade, but also the lower back, the heart, the back covers. There are intercostal neuralgia tingling, burning, sensation disorders.
Perforation of ulcer of the stomach
Pain syndrome characterized by:
- unbearable severe pain, radiating to the supraclavicular region;
- nausea and vomiting;
- the person experiences a feeling of fear, excitement, his face covered with cold sweat;
- the Patient takes location, a forced – go to the right side or the back, rocking the hips, the belly, the tension before pain;
- the slightest activity causes a dramatic increase in pain.
Muscle spasms gallbladder (or bile ducts)
In this case, the pain is usually occurs under the right shoulder blade and due to the fact that the bile ducts are clogged stone. In consequence a colic develops:
- Unbearable pain appear intense character;
- With the words of the patients, the pain is "stabbing, cutting the end of";
- The epicenter of pain is located in the region of the right hypochondrium;
- In some cases, pain radiating to the right shoulder, neck, jaw, eye.
A Person suffering from such pain, in General, uneasy. He constantly changes his Position on the search of minimal painful variant. As the characteristics of pain it is a remarkable fact that the phenomenon is usually accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Subdiaphragmatic Abscess
Characteristic for such a case is acute pain in the right shoulder blade, the train is constantly reinforced in the time of the breath. Quite often pain radiating into the shoulder (on the right). To name as additional symptoms of the abscess, leukocytosis, and an increase in the temperature.
Kidney disease of an inflammatory nature (Pyelonephritis, Nephritis).
In the presence of a disease is practically always present pain in the loin and in the right shoulder blade. At the same time is observed, frequent urination, brings pain.
Injuries of the scapula
Injury of the shoulder blade may occur as a result of a strong pillar in the area of the shoulder blades or in the case of a fall on the shoulder blade
In some cases, injuries of the shoulder blades (and breakage) are a consequence of a bad fall on the elbow or on a Hand.
The situations are frequent when the fracture sound complicated by the displacement of bone fragments in the bottom as a result of the impact on them by the surrounding muscles.
Strong pain that intensified with every movement of the Hand in humans is always present.
In most cases, the fracture of the shoulder blades accompanied by a swelling, or swelling. Sometimes the changes in the shoulder can be seen the joint and visually.
Pterygoid Shoulder Blade
This phenomenon contributes to the pathological character. In General, pterygoid shoulder blade, a result of the paralysis is, early in the morning, trapezoidal, diamond-shaped or the anterior Serratus muscle. Paralysis, in turn, can be the cause of the myopathy, Central nervous system, or nerve damage.
However, there are traumatic pterygoid paddle, developed in the result of repeated injuries to the forearm or due to damage to the long thoracic bread. A similar case quite often in practice by athletes and circus performers.
Blade-Crunch
In this case, it is, as the name suggests, feel the crunch, sometimes evolving pain moderate character and a feeling of heaviness.
Osteomyelitis Shoulder Blade
This phenomenon develops as a result of the open bone injury (the most striking example – shot wound). In General, as additional symptoms present all symptoms of the General intoxication.
Pain between the shoulder blades
Finally, you need to the cases in which the pain occurs between the shoulder blades.
Common features for all similar situations, the presence of feelings of numbness, something bites sugar glaze, but also the feeling of the needle. The causes of pain are:
- Coronary Heart Disease;
- Kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis, as well as;
- Scapulohumeral Periarthritis;
- Herniated disc of the thoracic spine;
- Osteochondrosis;
- Intercostal neuralgia;
- Scoliosis;
- Spondylarthrosis;
- Angina pectoris;
- Protrusion of the disc, hosted spine in the chest;
- Stomach Ulcer 12 Gastric Duodenal Ulcer;
- A number of diseases of the liver, and the gall bladder.
To note is that pain, which arise in connection with the shoulder blades, often against the background of the professional activity, one way or another connected with excessive tension of the corresponding muscles.
In any case, it is impossible to neglect pain, it is important to see a specialist, what prevents the development of adverse effects and that it will soon be fixed. Even if the pain goes away, you need to see a doctor. Because the true Problem will not disappear by self, you need to heal.