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Pain between shoulder blades, increasing over few days. now sharp pain when food passes area after swallowing. no recent trauma or injury. help please?

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Dr. David Earle answered

Spasm?: Sounds like an esophageal motility disorder such as spasm or a nutcracker esophagus. May need a referral to a GI specialist and some special testing with a tube thrpugh the nose and in to the esophagus called manometry. Sounds worse than it is. Ask your primary if this is appropriate for you. Hope this helps!

Dr Rhoades agreed

Answered 8/10/2015

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A member asked:

Pain between shoulder blades, increasing over few days. now sharp pain when food passes area after swallowing. no recent trauma or injury. help please?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Earle answered

Dr Rhoades agreed

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