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A 25-year-old male asked about a 23-year-old member:
Pain occurring near right shoulder blade?
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Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
Belly pain?: Pain can be referred to that area from the gall bladder and occasionally stomach. Do you have any belly pain or nausea, vomiting? If fever, see MD.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
I have this dull pain near my right shoulder blade. Any suggestions?
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Dr. Erik Borncampanswered
Wound care 26 years experience
More info?: Did you injure yourself? How long does it last? Anything make it better? Anything make it worse? Does food affect the pain? Have you had any surgery ? How long has it been there? Have you tried any medications? Did they work? Any nausea? Fevers? If this is recent you could try ibuprofen, heat, massage. If long standing or worsening see a doctor to begin workup.
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Sedalia, MO
A 39-year-old female asked:
Could cervical steonosis cause pain near right shoulder blade?
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Dr. Rohit Keswanianswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 26 years experience
Yes: Cervical stenosis can cause radiating pain anywhere from the neck, through the shoulder region and into the arm. It could also refer pain down near towards the blade, or there could be concurrent myofascial pain. With proper medication and physical therapy, if there's no neurologic compromise, the symptoms should be controlled. Should see a medical doctor.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
How to treat stabbing pain below my right shoulder blade?
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Dr. George Arcosanswered
Pain Management 39 years experience
A few options: Sharp pain in the periscapular area can be related to myofascial (muscle) strain , primarily rhomboid , serratus, and infraspinatus muscles. If the pain radiates toward the front, consider intercostal neuralgia (an irritation of the nerve associated with each rib).
If the pain is at the upper shoulder blade radiating out toward the shoulder, it may be a suprascapular neuralgia.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Pain under my right shoulder blade only when i drink something. What is it?
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Dr. Erik Borncampanswered
Wound care 26 years experience
More info?: Other than pain, any swallowing problems ? How long does it last? Anything make it better? Anything make it worse? Does food affect the pain? Have you had any surgery ? How long has it been there? Have you tried any medications? Did they work? Any nausea? Fevers? If this is recent you could try ibuprofen, heat, massage. If long standing or worsening see a doctor to begin workup.
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A member asked about a 41-year-old female:
Have a deep pain above right shoulder blade, what causes the pain?
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Dr. Donald McCarrenanswered
Neurology 37 years experience
Many possibilities: The differential is long but here are a few of the more common considerations: referred pain from the cervical spine (particularly C5 which supplies some of the muscles of the scapula), intrinsic shoulder pathology (impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tears...), brachial neuritis (parsonage turner syndrome) and entrapment neuropathies (dorsal scapular nerve).
Please meet with your doc. Good luck.
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