And quite rare is that the pain between the shoulder blades, the reasons for which most people are not known. Many consider it just a "misunderstanding", which soon will pass by itself. Many then wonder, when faced with a very serious disease. The problem is that this pain is rarely very strong, in particular because the spine rigid. And people, most of them prefer to ignore it and go to the doctor. But the causes of this pain syndrome, the most severe. So, what can be the reason for occurrence of such pain?
The disease, which leads to pain between the shoulder blades
The first and most important 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 appear in diseases of other internal organs. So, very often the cause of such pain is ischemic heart disease and angina pectoris. It is clear that with this disease, try to treat the spine lead to anything, cause pain in another place.
Also syndrome pain between the shoulder blades can cause disease, such as serious illness of the lungs and pleura, diseases of the liver and gallbladder (hepatitis, cholecystitis), stomach ulcer.
It is worth mentioning such a cause "occupational diseases". In this case the problem is related to a specific job, but rather low mobility and sedentary work. In this case, faced with the weakening of the muscles and tendons and back together with the constant tension of the muscles located in the shoulder area. 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 variety of degenerative processes has been developed quite rare. In other words, the spine itself rarely becomes the cause of such pain. Often this pain is to talk about the problems of the internal organs, the most common cause is spasm of the muscles, which are located in the interscapular region, as well as problems with tendons and ligaments.
When the pain is caused by problems with the tendons and ligaments, it is full of emotions, which do not disappear as soon as you change the position of the body. However, the pain has a tendency to spread to almost the whole of the spine, and in some cases cost in the region of the heart. It is therefore sometimes the problem is to determine the exact location of the pain.
The complexity of the diagnostic
As you can see, the causes of back pain between shoulder blades very much, which seriously complicates diagnostics. Based on an accurate diagnosis, a doctor often has to do a lot of research, which at first glance are completely unrelated. For example, many do not understand why after x-rays and an mri they need to go examined by a cardiologist and perform an ecg. And all because the doctor has ruled out all possible causes of pain, pay attention to the serious potential heart disease, degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, etc.
If the cause of pain often found in the muscles, the doctors know, but they just need to rule out all other possible diagnoses, especially if the prescribed treatment does not bring rapid results.
Treatment of back pain between the shoulder blades
Naturally, the treatment of pain in this case completely determined by the diagnosis, and thus can be completely different. But because we've already figured out that most often the reason is hidden in the muscles, let's deal with this option.
When the source of the pain are the muscles, it is manifested by a burning sensation (burning pain) and the severity of the area between the shoulder blades. But enough to move my shoulder or a few times to wave your hands and the pain will go away, and then it's all over. Worse, when the pain of "giving" in the heart area and the body immediately after the event – such symptoms are typical for diseases of the thoracic spine and heart.
Risk
As we have said, most often this disease affects people who either lead a sedentary lifestyle, or it is a special feature of their profession. In particular, the office workers, operators, PC, computer programmers, cashiers – they have to spend a lot of time in one position (with his back slightly bent, head down, only works with hands). As a result, it broke the posture, weakened muscles and ligaments and back, is the risk of developing scoliosis, which (depending on age) will no longer be so easily cured.
The most typical is the fact that very often in various diseases of the spine develops in people leading a sedentary lifestyle. The only reason the pain would be completely different osteochondrosis, spondylosis, etc. In this case, one a priori, have to do the long treatment. So don't 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 misleading effect, as, in fact, care. And medical gymnastics, which is an important part of the treatment of many diseases of the spine (it is used to treat problems with the muscles), also appoint a doctor. In addition, the doctor should choose the exercises for your case, otherwise treatment is ineffective. So anyway, the visit to the doctor is necessary.
Most likely, you will be given a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, various physiotherapeutic procedures, massage and therapeutic exercise. However, exercise therapy is prescribed only to decrease the pain.
It is also worth to emphasize the different physical therapy procedures. This method of treatment is extraordinary, it includes electrophoresis, ultrasound therapy, magnetic therapy, various types of electrotherapy, manual therapy, reflexology and Spa treatment. These methods are rarely able to eliminate the cause of pain, but very to eliminate pain, facilitate the patient's life.
So when the pain between the shoulder blades, you should immediately contact your doctor. In this case, you need to consult a number of experts, trauma surgeon, neurologist, rheumatologist, and cardiologist. In the future you may need the help of a massage and a chiropractor.
Prevention of pain
The only and the best prevention in this case is an active way of life, the lack of excessive stress and bad habits. You need to maintain a certain physical activity, always be aware of your posture, sleep in the right conditions and the right to move. Yes, such prevention requires constant monitoring and thus his life, but it is a lot easier than curing a variety of diseases of the spine, muscles and ligaments and back.