Discomfort in the back usually due to pathological disorders of the spine. However, it is not so clear. Often pain in the back below the shoulder blades is caused by diseases of the internal organs, psychosomatic causes, or traumatic injuries. So before you start treatment, you need to figure out what exactly was the cause of the pain reaction of the body. Usually to do it yourself, this is impossible, you need to apply with your doctor.
The cause of the pain
To ache below the shoulder area for several reasons. If a person experiences a sharp pain, it is caused by trauma to the back or spine, anti-inflammatory. If the person describes pain as aching, pulling, of medium intensity, it is likely to be talking about diseases of the spine or the heart, blood vessels, stomach chronic. Dull pain observed in diseases of the bladder and the heart.
All the conditions causing pain under the scapula, the most common factors related to pathological changes in the spine. This is due to the fact that the spine is (all its parts, including the breast) is continuously increased load, to keep the weight of the human body and allowing him to walk straight. If the person is not engaged in to strengthen the muscular frame of the back, not watch the posture, then it starts to hurt back.
Diseases of the spine
Osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis – one of the most common causes of back pain. The disease occurs if a person is irregular and insufficient exercise. In this case, significantly weaken the muscles of the back and chest, which is complemented by unpleasant painful symptoms, because the spine can not cope with the load. The intervertebral disc pressure of the vertebrae, which does not allow the plates to get enough nutrients. This impact, they are deformed, changing their structure. Because such changes in the disc are irritated nerve endings, the spinal cord ceases to be flexible, the vertebrae and discs form osteophytes. All this together produces a back pain shoulder blade area, left or right, depending on where exactly zaselyalsya nerve endings.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is manifested by pain in the back of the head, the neck, and then the pain goes below – down to the shoulder blade area. People can feel that the neck, head numb.
Type of osteochondrosis
If the patient has osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine, the back starts to ache directly to the space between the shoulder blades. The pain is felt in the chest. People have commented that they find it difficult to breathe (deep breaths). And there are cases that due to thoracic degenerative disc disease a person feels pain in the heart.
It happens that the pain reaction back below the shoulder blades occurs in degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. In this case, a sharp pain response was observed in the lumbar region, radiates to the lower extremities, and if the disease progresses, the pain began to give the area of the left shoulder blade. Typically, back pain above the waist, caused by pathological changes in the spine, worse when the person actively moves.
To improve the condition of the sick person, using the recipes of traditional medicine, as well as massaging the sore area. If the pain persists, remember to consult a doctor. This pathology deals with the neurologist, who, after diagnostic procedures should be done in the appointment of necessary drugs and more treatment methods (physiotherapy, exercise, massage, etc.).
Myositis
If back pain caused by muscle inflammation or inadequate muscle tone, the treatment can be regularly run on specially selected exercises. Also in this case, you can apply by rubbing the muscles in the area below the shoulder blades infusion (at home or pharmacy preparation), to apply tepid the cream. But even in this case, you need to get the advice of a doctor to rule out possible negative consequences and also take into account the individual characteristics of the organism.
Intercostal neuralgia
The disease is caused by a compressive effect on the nerve endings from the vertebrae. Intercostal neuralgia paroxysmal inherent in moments of acute of varying intensity and characteristics. The pain is like dull and rapiente. In the process of diagnosis the doctor interrogates the patient, collect anamnesis, execute external inspection, palpation, to create the most painful places. It has also been shown x-ray research, ultrasound research. The source of the pathological changes often formed in the area of inflammation of the organs located in the chest. Disease of the lungs, bronchi, pleura, often accompanied by the fact that in humans, back pain in the area just below the shoulder blades. It happens that the pain nerve the pain is felt not only back, but the chest.
Treatment of intercostal neuralgia techniques are used, aimed primarily at removing the causes of the attack, deterioration or complete removal. Other prescribe drugs to stop the inflammatory process. The treatment of neuralgia also effective are physical therapy. They are all designed to relieve back pain, promote tissue regeneration, improve the flow of these nutrients due to improved blood circulation.
- Transcranial electro analgesia.
- UHF.
- Fluctuationem.
- Magneto therapy.
- The Laser treatment.
- Acupuncture.
- Mud.
Traumatic
Condition symptoms pain reaction under the shoulder blades will often have traumatic injuries, as well as the shoulder blade and the spine near the chest. Such injuries a person gets a blow, falling. The pain in this case does not allow a person to freely move his arm, and the damaged area turns red and becomes thicker. In case of damage you need to do x-rays, after which the surgeon or surgeon prescribe treatment.
The cause of the pain can be osteomyelitis, which develop open injuries (wounds). The disease is accompanied by inflammatory processes, the General intoxication of the organism.
Pathology of internal organs
Heart
Very often the pain under the shoulder blade is caused by heart disease. For example, myocardial infarction occurs in it, that person puts pressure on the heart area and back pain in spine, left scapula. The pain may radiate to the back of the head, neck and left shoulder, the hand, to the extent that the patient can not move it. When the discomfort does not stop, if the person is getting little or deep breathing, it has to be submitted immediately to the hospital.
Stomach
Various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., peptic ulcer) are very often the cause of back pain in the area below the shoulder blades. In the process of the progression of the peptic ulcer causing the destruction of its mucous membranes, nerve endings near the diaphragm, causing episodes of severe pain, not only in the stomach, but in the back under the shoulder blades. It is characterized by recurrent, significantly increase the abstinence from food, and after eating without, follow your doctor's recommendations. Painful symptoms are milder or disappear altogether, when the patient has vomited or he applied a hot compress. In addition, gastric ulcer patients report their first symptoms.
- Vomiting when the pain is most pronounced.
- Heartburn, belching.
- The pain is felt below the shoulder blades behind and gives in the heart.
- If the disease has destroyed the mucous membrane of the stomach very much or completely, the patient you notice that they have aching backs, shoulders.
- Sweating.
- Pale skin.
Treatment of painful reaction back gastric ulcer, in any case it is impossible to arrange independently, without consulting a doctor. The treatment in this case, the underlying disease, which causes pain.
Among the traditional medicines, which help to reduce the acidity of the stomach, often called baking soda. Doctors however this method is not supported, because the soda is too aggressive actually, the mucous membrane of the body, to destroy it and make the problem worse.
Light
Pneumonia is characterized by painful reactions of the body to the chest, the back. In addition, people the temperature rises from the lungs are heard wheezing, cough, shortness of breath. If pneumonia is unilateral, then back under the shoulder blades sore damaged lung, if bilateral, both sides.
Pain relief depends on the effectiveness of assistance to the patient's underlying disease.
Pain in upper back
If the person regularly employs physically, straining the muscles of the back, causing the shoulder rib pain syndrome is associated with excessive strain on the back, trauma to spine the thoracic spine, muscle fibers, hypothermia, stay in the draft. Often, even a light breeze is enough, running out of the room and dressed for the weather man felt pain below the shoulder blades. Symptoms of a cold become the following symptoms:
- Damaged or frigus musculature provokes weakly expressed pain along the spine.
- A person is limited to perform the normal movements: it is difficult to make translations of the head, the body, bend down.
- When you click on the area of the blade is not very severe pain.
- Muscle tension in addition, also extends to the shoulder complex.
- Shoulder rib pain syndrome is responsible for the feeling of heaviness in the middle of the back, shoulders, upper extremities, chest pain.
- Relapses usually occur when a person experiences physical load on the muscles of the chest, back.
- If treatment is not started timely, pathological disorders affecting the neck, shoulder joint, upper extremities, ribs, thoracic cage, that is, the body region outside of the affected areas of the body.
The problem in detecting and diagnosing lung-rib syndrome is that to detect it right, not to be confused with other pathological changes in the body only when its in the attack. Therefore, the appearance of its symptoms should wait for them again as soon as possible to be examined.
Psychosomatic causes
If a person regularly experiences an overload of psychological nature, stress, stress has a negative effect on the muscles of the whole body, including the back. In this case, back pain below the shoulder blades but above the waist are not uncommon. Usually people complain that they are difficult, long standing or sitting, back aches, muscle pull. Group of risk are people that do not move during the working day and often find themselves in a stressful situation or is forced to disrupt his aggression, annoyance on external factors.
In this case, the back pain will go away, when people solve their psychological problems, and learn how to react to stimuli from the outside.
Cause pain below the shoulder blade area very much. Therefore, in order to figure out why the lower back pain, what is in each individual case, necessary to carry out diagnostic functions, that it is impossible to arrange independently. If you notice such symptoms, should consult a doctor, and only then commit to the treatment.