Many patients turn to doctors with a complaint that they have a back pain in the spine between their shoulder blades, while few realize that the fault may be not the pathology of the spine, but various injuries of the internal organs. Such pain can be acute, intense, appearing after power loads or a long stay in the same posture, as well as chronic, not passing, long-term disturbing. When diagnosing it is very important to establish the nature of pain, to identify the attendant symptoms.
Why does the spine hurt between the shoulder blades?
If the causes of pain are in the problems with the spine, in many cases they are provoked by the following factors:
- excess weight;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- excessive physical exertion;
- back injury;
- hypothermia;
- bear the child.
Among pathologies that cause painful sensations of such localization, which are associated with the osteoarticular system, we can distinguish the following:
- osteochondrosis;
- kyphosis ;
- scoliosis;
- intervertebral hernia;
- spondylosis;
- humeroscapular periarthrosis ;
- osteoporosis;
- intercostal neuralgia;
- tumors of the spinal cord, etc.
However, it is not uncommon for patients who have a severe spinal pain between the shoulder blades to identify other pathologies that are not associated with the vertebral column. We list the most common of these diseases and note which additional manifestations can also occur:
1. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract:
- peptic ulcer;
- gastritis;
- pancreatitis, etc.
Pain sensations are also noted in the abdominal region, sometimes in the chest area, and nausea, heartburn, belching, and defecation can also be present.
2. Cardiovascular pathologies:
- ischemic disease;
- angina pectoris, etc.
There are uncomfortable feelings in the region of the heart, giving in the arm, back, as well as breathing disorders, shortness of breath, excessive sweating.
3. Diseases of the respiratory system:
- pneumonia;
- pleurisy, etc.
They are also accompanied by a cough, an increased body temperature, and pain is noted with deep inspiration.
What if the backbone hurts between the shoulder blades?
The most correct solution is an early appeal to a specialist who will help to find out the cause of the pain and prescribe the treatment. It is not recommended to engage in self-medication, and also take painkillers before the doctor's examination.