And quite rare is the pain between the shoulder blades, the reasons for which most people are not familiar with. Many people think that it is just some "misunderstanding", which will soon pass just by itself. Many people then wonder, when they are faced with many serious diseases. The problem is, this pain is rarely very strong, especially because the spine is solid. And people, most of them want to ignore it and to not go to the doctor. But, the reasons for this pain syndrome, the most serious. So, what can be the reason for occurrence of such pain?
The disease, which leads to pain between the shoulder blades
First and foremost is, of course, the problem of the spine. The most common causes in this case are:
- kyphosis of the thoracic spine;
- kyphoscoliosis;
- disc protrusion in the thoracic spine;
- osteochondrosis of the spine;
- scoliosis;
- spondiloarthrosis;
- shoulder-scapular periarthrosis;
- intercostal neuralgia.
But, the spine is not the only possible cause. The pain of this kind may occur in diseases of other internal organs. Also, very often the cause of such pain is ischemic heart disease and angina. It is clear that with this disease, attempts to treat the spine lead to anything, cause pain elsewhere.
Also, the syndrome of the pain between the shoulder blades can cause illness, such as serious illness of the lungs and pleura, diseases of liver and gallbladder (hepatitis, cholecystitis), stomach ulcers.
It is worth mentioning as a reason as a "professional diseases". In this case, the problem is in connection with a particular work, but on quite low level of mobility and sedentary work. In this case, faced with a weakening of the muscles and ligaments of the back in combination with the continuous tension of the muscles located in the shoulder girdle. Such a problem often faced by typists, PC operators, designers, seamstresses, drivers etc.
Note that, generally, the thoracic spine is very immobile, which is why a large number of degenerative processes in it developed quite rare. In other words, the spine itself rarely becomes the cause of such pain. More often this pain is talking about the problems of the internal organs, the most common cause is spasm of the muscle, which is located in the interscapular region, as well as the problems of the tendons and ligaments.
When the pain is caused by problems of the tendons and ligaments, it is bursting with feelings that do not disappear immediately when you change the position of the body. However, the pain tends to spread almost on the entire spine, and in some cases to pay in the region of the heart. For this reason, there are sometimes problems with determining the exact location of the pain.
The complexity of the diagnosis
As you can see, the causes for back pain between shoulder blades very much, which seriously complicates diagnostics. To establish an accurate diagnosis, a doctor often needs to do a lot of research, which at first sight are quite unrelated. For example, many do not understand why after x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging they have to go to be examined by a cardiologist and perform an electrocardiogram. And all because the doctor needs to exclude all possible causes of the pain, paying attention to the most serious possible heart disease, degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, etc.
If the reason for the pain is often located in the muscle, the doctors know, but they just need to rule out all other possible diagnoses, especially if the prescribed treatment did not bring quick results.
Treatment of pain in the back between the shoulder blades
Of course, in the treatment of pain in this case fully determined by the diagnosis, and thus can be quite different. But, since we've already figured out that most often the reason is hidden in the muscles, let's deal with this option.
In the case when the source of the pain are the muscles, and it is accompanied with burning sensation (burning pain), and weight in the area between the shoulder blades. But enough to move my shoulder or a few times to wave your arms and the pain will go away, and then all will pass. Worse yet, when our "gives" in the heart of the area and the body immediately takes place – for example, symptoms are typical for diseases of the thoracic spine and the heart.
The risk
As we said, most often this disease affects people, or lead a sedentary way of life, or is it a specific feature of their profession. Especially, office workers, operators, PC, computer programmers, cashiers – they have to spend a lot of time in one position (back slightly bent, head down, working only the hands). As a result, it violated the posture, weakened muscles and ligaments of the back, there is a risk of development of scoliosis, which (subject to age) will no longer be so easy to cure.
Characteristic is the fact that very often the various diseases of the spine develops in people leading sedentary way of life. The only reason for the pain will be a completely different osteochondrosis, spondylosis, etc. In this case, one a priori, will have to undergo a long treatment. So, do not forget the old adage, which says that movement is life.
What to do and how to treat?
Unfortunately, almost none of the above diseases can not be cured only in the home folk remedies. Painkillers provide only temporary and rather a deceptive effect, as, in fact, the treatment. And medical gymnastics, which is the mainstay of treatment of many diseases of the spine (which are used in the treatment of problems of the muscles), also designated by the doctor. On top of that, the doctor needs to choose the exercises for your specific case, otherwise the therapy will be ineffective. So in any case, a visit to the doctor is necessary.
Probably, you will be assigned a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, various physiotherapeutic procedures, massage and therapeutic exercises. However, exercise therapy is assigned only to the reduction of pain.
It is also worth to highlight the different physical therapy procedures. This method of treatment is auxiliary, it includes and electrophoresis, ultrasound therapy, magnetic therapy, various kinds of electrotherapy, manual therapy, reflexology and Spa treatment. These methods are rarely able to eliminate the reason for the pain, but to eliminate the pain, relieve the patient's life.
So, when the pain between the shoulder blades, you should immediately consult a doctor. In this case you need the consultation of several specialists, trauma surgeon, neurologist, rheumatologist, and cardiologist. In the future you may need the help of a massage therapist and a chiropractor.
Prevention of pain
The only and the best prevention in this case is an active way of life, lack of excessive stress and bad habits. You need to keep a certain physical activity, always be aware of your posture, sleep in the right conditions and right to move. Yes, as prevention requires constant monitoring and the manner of his life, but it is a lot easier than the treatment of the various diseases of the spine, the muscles and ligaments of the back.