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pain in left scapular shoulder an neck
pls help i woke up 18 months ago went to get out of bed an something popped in near my scapular left side, i have been in chronic pain since, ive had an mri an ultrasound but nothing shows up, im on constant medication which doesnt work even morphine didnt take the pain away the doctors are not very helpfull so im at my wits end, any suggestions what it could be?
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In addition to what the doctor posted, I was thinking massage therapy might be beneficial.
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What you have is probably Scalene Myofascial Pain Syndrome. When scalene muscle is the cause of pain, the pain is referred to (either all or a combination of) chest, inner lining of scapula (shoulder bone), shoulder, posterior and lateral sides of the arm right up to the thumb and index finger. When this muscle shortens, this can press on brachial plexus (bundle of nerves and blood vessels in the armpit) and the subclavian artery and can compress or irritate these structures and cause symptoms such as abnormal sensation, cold extremity, spasms of pain, and lymphedema (swelling of lymph channels causing swelling of arm or leg) in the involved extremity. A chiropractor can help you with this.
If the pain is under the shoulder blade then it could be due to a problem with the stomach (like acidity, gastric reflux, hiatal hernia) or due to pancreatitis, or in the chest like angina or heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, aortic dissection.
Do discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Take care!