Comments on: Anatomy of Scapula-Muscles and Ligaments

By: Dr Arun Pal Singh

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:47:51 +0000

@Ginalee,

From your description it seems that the pain is coming from cervical area. Please see a spine specialist to get another opinion.

Another thing that needs to be ruled out is neuralgia which I think already must have been considered by your doctor.

Take care.

By: Ginalee

Ginalee — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:52:47 +0000

I have been having pain in my head face around shoulder blade and down arm all on my left side for a year now. I have had mri and ct of head mri of neck and thoracic spin…only showed minor things that the neurologist thought nothing of..my chiropractor and massage therapist both said that my left shoulder blade is out of place. It is closer to the left side of my body than it should be..(further from my spine) i can not tell a difference except for the pain that is around it and down my arm. I am wondering can it all be related..the head pain is always in same spot the face pain seems to be around the maxillary nerve in my face and the left side of my neck just has an uncomfortable feeling in it at all times and then it goes into my shoulder blade and down the arm..can the out of place shoulder blade be causing this all? I’ve been searching for help for a year and have gotten no relief! this all started after i had my son 11 months ago. During delivery my nurse kept trying to get me to make my chin touch my chest and push..i had problems doing this but they insisted that i do it! and every since i came off the pain meds from having my child i have had this pain! the head pain was so bad at first i went to the er twice! Which they did mri and ct and found nothing wrong with my head….The chiro has help some but not alot..i am wondering should i try physical therapy to get the muscle to pull the shoulder blade back into place or see another neuro and get a second opinion. the first one just kept trying meds and the last one made me sick and he insisted that i keep taking it so i just stopped going to him after the scans he just stopped trying to figure out what was wrong and just kept switching medications which were mainly antidepressants which i know are used for pain but were doing nothing for me. please give my any advice you have. Thanks, Ginalee

By: Dr Arun Pal Singh

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:18:27 +0000

@Jackie,

What you describe seems like a Trigger spot or Fibromyalgia.

Please see your doctor. I am not sure how does your health care system work but you can begin by consulting primary health care physician.

Take care.

By: Dr Arun Pal Singh

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:15:54 +0000

@Dilawar,

This reply would be adelayed for you. How is she now?

Did you take her to doctor?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:27:56 +0000

Dr Arun,
About 6 months ago I had this pain in my back “just” beneath the wing bone or scapula as I believe it is called. It is a small spot, but radiates out to about 4-5 inches. It will start real slow and then build up sudden intensify in just a few seconds. This will last a few seconds. Then after a few seconds starts again. Sometimes this will go on for a few minutes, to several minutes. If I put pressure between the rib it alleviates it for awhile or if I sit with a heating pad it helps.
It came back again a few weeks ago and when I have it it will last a couple of weeks. It went away again after a couple of weeks and now is back again.
I am not sure if I need an internist or should I see another specialist for this? I would appreciate any suggestion you have. I don’t know if I lifted anything very heavy. I am 64 yrs old and a very active person.
If I take an Alieve it doesn’t work, but the heating pad will help some while I am sitting with it on.

Thank you
@Jackie

By: Dilawar

Dilawar — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:14:26 +0000

my mom often face unbearable pain in her muscles of chest (from back side of sholders) due to which she is finding it difficult to talk & breath. exrays of her chest doesn’t show any problem.

also at times she faces a problem of digestion. her stomach doesn’t pass stool for days sometimes even more than week. and yet she seems normal when her stomach is not passing stool.

now shes in pain in her chest from back side of sholders and in between sholders)..what should i do???

By: Dr Arun Pal Singh

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:55:44 +0000

What do you mean by feeling weak in the joints?

By: S.

S. — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:39:32 +0000

Hello! doctor

I am generally a healthy person but i feel weak in all my joints. i do not exercise. Would walking help? or what kind of exercise would you suggest to strengthen my joints?

By: Dr Arun Pal Singh

Dr Arun Pal Singh — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:13:14 +0000

@Josh,

What was the damage?

Dislocation? Subluxation?
Also why do your shoulders wing? They should not unless you have weakness of your serratus anterior muscle.

if you do have SA weakness, what is the reason for that?

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:25:38 +0000

Hi Doc,
I have damaged my Right AC joint whilst skiing in January and am still having pain and ‘crunching’ sensations with movement. What process would be most effective for relieving the pain and stop the crunching?

Also, what is the muscle that is located under the Scapula as both my shoulder blades are winging. I am currently doing exercises for my Serratus Anterior, but are there any more for this unknown muscle?

Many thanks.