And very rare is the pain between the shoulder blades, the reasons for which the majority of people don't know. Many consider that it is just a bit of "misunderstanding", that soon will happen by itself. Many then wonder, in the face of a very serious disease. The problem is, this pain is rarely very strong, in particular because of the spine rigid. And the people, most of them prefer to ignore it and not go to the doctor. But the causes of this pain syndrome, the most severe. So, what can be the reason of the appearance of this type of pain?
The disease, which leads to pain between the shoulder blades
In the first place is, of course, the problem of the spine. The most common causes in this case are:
- kyphosis of the spine thoracic;
- kyphoscoliosis;
- disc protrusion in the spine thoracic;
- osteochondrosis of the spine;
- scoliosis;
- spondiloarthrosis;
- shoulder-scapular periarthrosis;
- neuralgia intercostal.
But the spine is not the only possible cause. The pain of this type may occur in diseases of other internal organs. So, very often, the cause of this type of pain is the ischemic heart disease and angina. It is clear that with this disease, attempts to treat the spine lead to nothing, cause pain in another place.
Also syndrome pain between the shoulder blades can cause disease, such as severe disease of the lung and pleura, diseases of the liver and gallbladder (hepatitis, cholecystitis), ulcer of the stomach.
It is worth mentioning as a cause as a "professional diseases". In this case, the problem is related to the specific job, but rather low mobility and sedentary work. In this case, faced with the weakening of the muscles and ligaments of the back in combination with a continuous tension of the muscles located in the shoulder girdle. A problem which is often faced typists, PC operators, designers, seamstresses, drivers, etc.
Keep in mind that, in general, the thoracic spine is very immobile, which is why a variety of degenerative processes in it developed quite rare. In other words, the same column rarely becomes the cause of so much pain. Most often, this pain is called about the problems of the internal organs, the most common cause is spasm of the muscles, which are located in the region interscapular, as well as problems of tendons and ligaments.
When the pain is caused by problems of tendons and ligaments, which is an explosion of feelings that do not disappear immediately when you change the position of the body. However, the pain tends to spread almost in the entire spine, and in some cases is paid in the region of the heart. For this reason, there are sometimes problems with the determination of the exact location of the pain.
The complexity of the diagnostic
As you can see, the causes of back pain between the shoulders a lot, which complicates seriously diagnosis. To establish an accurate diagnosis the 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 magnetic resonance imaging that have happened to be examined by a cardiologist and make an electrocardiogram. And all because the doctor needs to exclude all possible causes of pain, attention to the most serious of the possible heart disease, degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, etc.
If the cause of pain often lies in the muscles, the doctors know, but they just have to rule out all other possible diagnoses, especially if the prescribed treatment does not provide rapid results.
The treatment of back pain, between the shoulder blades
Naturally, the treatment of pain, in this case completely determined by the diagnosis and, therefore, may be entirely different. But as we have already discovered that more often the reason is hidden in the muscles, we are going to deal with this option.
In the case when the source of pain are the muscles, is manifested by burning sensation (burning pain) and the severity of the area between the shoulder blades. But enough to move my shoulder or a couple of times to wave his hands and the pain disappears, and then all will happen. Worse, when the pain "gives" to the area of the heart and the body immediately takes place-these symptoms are typical for diseases of the spine thoracic and heart.
The risk
As we have said, most often this disease affects people, who either lead a sedentary lifestyle, or is a specific feature of their profession. In particular, administrative, operators, PC, computer programmers, cashiers – you have to spend a lot of time in one position (back slightly arched, head down, working only the hands). As a result, has violated the posture, weakness of muscles and ligaments of the back, there is a risk of developing scoliosis, which (according to age) will no longer be so easy to heal.
Characteristic is the fact that very often various diseases of the spine develops in people leading a sedentary lifestyle. Only cause of pain would be an entirely different osteochondrosis, spondylosis, etc. In this case, a priori, have to undergo a long treatment. So don't forget the old adage that says that the 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. Pain killers provide only temporary and rather a misleading effect, because, in fact, the treatment. And gymnastics medical, which is the mainstay of treatment of many diseases of the spine (which is used in the treatment of problems of the muscles), also appointed by the doctor. In addition, the doctor should 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 exercise. However, exercise therapy is assigned only to the decrease of the pain.
We should also highlight the different physical therapy procedures. This method of treatment is auxiliary, which includes electrophoresis, ultrasound therapy, magnetic therapy, various types of electrotherapy, therapy manual, reflexology and Spa treatment. These methods are rarely able to eliminate the cause of the pain, but also eliminate the pain, the easing of the patient's life.
For this reason, when the pain between the shoulder blades, you should consult immediately with a doctor. In this case it is necessary the consultation of several specialists, trauma surgeon, neurologist, rheumatologist, and cardiologist. In the future you may need the help of a masseuse and chiropractor.
Prevention of pain
The only and the best prevention, in this case, an active lifestyle, the lack of excessive stress and bad habits. You need to maintain a certain physical activity, always be aware of posture, sleep in the right conditions and right to move. Yes, this type of prevention requires a constant monitoring and a way of its life, but it is much easier to cure a variety of diseases of the spine, muscles and ligaments of the back.