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Left shoulder blade muscle... stinking, sharp, burning pain
I get this extremely bad knot in my left shoulder blade muscle area....between the blade and my spinal chord area... when i stuff envelopes or cook or fish.. it gets excruciatingly bad.. i know its just one of the muscles.. but why is it ONLY the LEFT side all the time and how can i minimize the pain because it gets to where i cant hold my head up sometimes. It was knotted so bad the other day, it started to make my neck have a numbing/stinging excruciating feeling going up my spine from the beginning sore spot.. i just dont know how to cure it...
Pain that is described as being in the right shoulder blade area is usually due to aggravated trigger points in the serratus posterior superior muscle. The reason people are not able to be more specific when describing where this pain is located is because the trigger point lies underneath the shoulder blade. That is also why this trigger point, when activated, can be so excruciatingly painful - it rubs between two bones - the ribs and the shoulder blade.
The trick to getting at this trigger point is move the shoulder blade out of the way. You do this by moving the arm on the affected side across the front of your body. You can do this either laying down or standing up against a wall. When the shoulder blade is moved to the side place a tennis ball on the spot and apply pressure. When you get it right, the relief you feel will be immediate.
Good luck and don't stop until you get it right.
The trick to getting at this trigger point is move the shoulder blade out of the way. You do this by moving the arm on the affected side across the front of your body. You can do this either laying down or standing up against a wall. When the shoulder blade is moved to the side place a tennis ball on the spot and apply pressure. When you get it right, the relief you feel will be immediate.
Good luck and don't stop until you get it right.
For the last 4 months I have been having a pain in the Right shoulder blade area more when I wake in the morning..It would go away shortly and I would be able to continue the day without much notice of the pain..It has now gotten so much worst. It's taken longer for the pain to leave. I have a cold now and seem to be coughing which extreamly painful. I can relieve the pain by sitting up stright. I do excersise and do Zumba classes without pain I can move my arm without any pain. It just gets worst when I sitting on the couch or in bed sleeping. Any suggetions? Thanks
Wish I could get ahold of you. I am now laying in bed, with the feeling that somebody else gets how I feel. I'm off of work today, again, because of disabling pain in my back, shoulder, neck, and chest. What you say completely makes sense to me. I have also waisted time and money on what turned out to be useless doctor visits. Anyway, don't know if you'll see this, but I could use some extra support from ya, if you do, my email address is ***@**** please feel free to get in touch with me. You may have just changed my life for the better, as I really had no idea the cause for all this pain. Now I have an idea that makes sense. Thank you
There is a good chance you have an aggravated trigger point in your left anterior scalene muscle. This muscle is located in the front of your neck and the referred pain is located exactly where you describe, middle upper back. If you rotate your head and place your chin to your left clavicle and it hurts the left anterior scalene muscle is tight and/or has an aggravated trigger point.
I urge you to find a photo to see where this muscle attaches to the first rib (behind the clavicle) and then apply pressure to the muscle using your finger when raising your bent left arm in various degrees. When you locate the spot you will reproduce the pain in your upper back. Make sure that your finger nail is clipped short and be prepared as this is going to be painful. After massaging the muscle using firm finger pressure stretch the muscle by rotating your head to the opposite side and dipping your chin behind your clavicle. If done correctly the relief will be immediate.
Coughing can aggravate this trigger point, as can pulling, lifting or tugging. If one of your legs is longer than the other or one half of your pelvis is smaller than the other it will strain the neck muscles. So make sure your body is in good balance and your posture is upright. It helps to sleep with the head of the bed elevated so you don't raise your shoulders to your ears which puts the scalene muscles in a shortened painful position.
Make sure that you are breathing correctly - when you breath in your belly should expand - instead of paradoxical breathing where you suck in your belly when taking a deep breath - this strains the scalene muscles unnecessarily.
Good luck Meagan and don't stop until you get it right - you've been suffering for way too long.
I urge you to find a photo to see where this muscle attaches to the first rib (behind the clavicle) and then apply pressure to the muscle using your finger when raising your bent left arm in various degrees. When you locate the spot you will reproduce the pain in your upper back. Make sure that your finger nail is clipped short and be prepared as this is going to be painful. After massaging the muscle using firm finger pressure stretch the muscle by rotating your head to the opposite side and dipping your chin behind your clavicle. If done correctly the relief will be immediate.
Coughing can aggravate this trigger point, as can pulling, lifting or tugging. If one of your legs is longer than the other or one half of your pelvis is smaller than the other it will strain the neck muscles. So make sure your body is in good balance and your posture is upright. It helps to sleep with the head of the bed elevated so you don't raise your shoulders to your ears which puts the scalene muscles in a shortened painful position.
Make sure that you are breathing correctly - when you breath in your belly should expand - instead of paradoxical breathing where you suck in your belly when taking a deep breath - this strains the scalene muscles unnecessarily.
Good luck Meagan and don't stop until you get it right - you've been suffering for way too long.
Hi, I've been having pain, burning and it feels like there is someone putting hot needles in my back on the Left side of my spine. mid/upper back. I had xrays taken today of my Left thoracic spine..waiting for an MRI to be done... what could this possibly be? ive been having the pain for about 2 years and I'm 20 years old.
-Megan
-Megan
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