But the term pain in the blades" is a collective. It is used if the pain is localized:
Pain under the shoulder blade can be localized to the right or to the left. Depending on this, different reasons.
The most common cause of pain in the blades is a peptic ulcer. The pain is localized in the epigastrium, but may also extend in the thoracic spine, left scapula and left nipple.
Pain in gastric ulcer are characterized by the frequency, seasonality, gradual increase, as well as the complete elimination or weakening after vomiting.
The latter allows to conclude that the cause of the pain – disruptions in the gastrointestinal tract. Vomiting appears at the height of pain, that is, when the pain is strongest.
The majority (70%) patients have the following symptoms: heartburn, salivation, belching, regurgitation.
Second in prevalence are caused by psychological problems. Pain syndrome patients describe as:
He is only the third place of popularity. Myocardial infarction is preceded by a severe attack of angina. Sudden and severe pain behind the breastbone that typically radiates to the left part of the shoulder blade, back, neck, jaw.
Painful sensations do not disappear even after taking vasodilator drugs (nitroglycerine, validol), only with the help of narcotic analgesics. In most cases, pain in the blades occurs after emotional or physical stress.
Pain attack patients describe as follows:
Pain under scapula when intercostal neuralgia, shingles is paroxysmal in nature. Pain is worse when walking, deep breathing, coughing, sneezing, physical exercise and on palpation. In some cases, found another symptom is excessive muscle tension.
It is because of this pain covers not only the area under the shoulder blade, and lower back, heart, back. Often with intercostal neuralgia also tingling, burning, numbness.
Pain syndrome is characterized by:
In this case, the pain usually occurs under the right shoulder blade and due to the fact that the ducts are clogged with a rock. Eventually develops colic:
The person suffering from such pain usually restless. He constantly changes his position in search of a minimally morbid option. As features of pain, it should be noted the fact that the phenomenon is usually accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
For this case, characterized by acute pain in the right shoulder blade, which is constantly increasing during inspiration. Quite often, the pain radiates to the shoulder (right). As additional symptoms of an abscess should be called leukocytosis, and fever.
Kidney disease an inflammatory nature (pyelonephritis, nephritis).
In the presence of such diseases is almost always present pain in lower back and right shoulder blade. Simultaneously with this, there is frequent urination, brings pain.
Trauma to the shoulder blades can occur as a result of a strong blow to the shoulder blades or in the fall on the blades.
In some cases, injuries to the shoulder blades (and sometimes fracture) represent a consequence of failure falls on the elbow or on a straightened arm.
There are situations when the fracture of the blades is complicated due to the displacement of the lower fragments in the result of the influence exerted on them by the surrounding muscles.
While a person constantly present severe pain, which intensified with every movement of his hands.
In most cases the fracture of the blades is accompanied by puffiness or swelling. Sometimes changes in the shoulder joint can be observed visually.
This phenomenon is pathological. As a rule, a wing paddle is a consequence of the paralysis that hit the trapezius, rhomboid or anterior serrated muscle. Paralysis, in turn, may be the cause of myopathy, infection or nerve damage.
However, there is a traumatic winged scapula, which develops as a result of repeated blows to the forearm or due to damage to the long thoracic bread. Such case often occur in practice, athletes and circus performers.
In this case, as the name implies, there is a crunch, occasionally supplemented pain moderate character and feeling of heaviness.
This phenomenon is growing as a result of overt bone injury (the most notable example of a gunshot wound). Usually, the additional symptoms are present all the signs of intoxication.
Finally, it is necessary to consider those cases, when the pain occurs between the shoulder blades.
Common features for all these situations is the presence of feelings of numbness, some icing, and a feeling of pins and needles. Causes of pain are:
It should be noted that pain associated with the blades, there are often professional activities, or otherwise associated with excessive tension of the relevant muscles.
In any case it is impossible to ignore the pain, it is important to promptly contact a specialist that will prevent the development of adverse effects and promptly eliminate the cause. Even if the pain is gone, you need to see a doctor. After all, the real problem will not disappear by itself, it needs to be cured.