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Back Pain below left shoulder blade?
I have searched and searched on the internet, but not really found anything. I have not gone to the doctor yet, but willl make appointment. About a couple of months ago, I noticed a pain on the left side of my back about 4 or 5 inches to the left of my spine and just at the bottom of my left shoulder blade. It doesn't hurt all of the time. If I sit straight up (like your suppose to) it doesn't hurt. But, I don't sit like that all of the time. Anyway, when I take a deep breath or move wrong it hurts. It's not like a 10 pain. I've been to the chiropractor two times and it hasn't helped. I expressed my concern about my lung and he said it wasn't my lung, that it was probably a muscle. It's kind of like a mild burning pain and just a pain (don't know how to explain). Can anybody please let me know if they know what it could be?
Well, I haven't been lifting weight, but just doing regular exercises. It does get even more sore when I do more things with my arm. It doesn't crack or nothing when I move it. Do you think it could be my lung or do you think it is muscles?
I'am new to this. Could you tell me how I answer your questions?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hi Mommaq20
If you can sit straight and the pain eases, firslty it is nothing to worry about and unlikely to be your lung.
Most common cause of this is either a rib not moving correctly and the muscles around it being tighter - this will cause the pain if you bend slightly forward and take a deep breath in. Certain movements - especially twisting - will jam the rib head and make the pain worse.
It may also be a minor diaphragm tightness. The Diaphragm can refer to this area and has similar pain characteristics as the rib. Add in a few spinal joints not being 100% and it can become quite annoying.
Most Chiropractors (being one I should know) will not look at the rib cage and very few assess the diaphragm. In my practice both of these are very common with the pain you describe.
As to fixing it...
There are a few things you can do at home to ease it, some breathing techniques will help relax the diaphragm but you should try to get your entire spine to work better.
The link below will give you a few things to do which should ease things quickly. If you don't feel better, feel free to email me.
All the best
Dr Graeme Teague
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- 6 years ago
Any amount of pain under you left shoulder blade should never be ignored. While come causes are hardly anything to worry about, others can be pretty severe and lead to more complicated problems. Injury, aging, wrong sleeping position, cold or flu are some causes of pain.
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Hot and cold treatments
Some people find that heat – for example, a hot bath or a hot water bottle placed on the affected area helps ease the pain.
Another option is to alternate between hot and cold using ice packs and hot compression packs or a hot water bottle. Hot compression packs can be bought at most larger pharmacies.
Sleeping position
Changing your sleeping position can take some of the strain off your back and ease the pain.
If you sleep on your side, draw your legs up slightly towards your chest and put a pillow between your legs. If you sleep on your back, placing a pillow under your knees will help maintain the normal curve of your lower back.
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