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26 yr old. i was playing sport when i started to get a sharp pain under my left shoulder blade. it hurts when i take a deep breath or stretch forward?

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Need work up: If this problem is recurrent need investigation tests like MRI to see the intactness of complex scapular muscles. This where your great medical delivery system fails in UK , long wait for this kind of test . but here ( USA ) you can have it done even today .

Answered 9/24/2015

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