If the shoulder blade is involved in a patient’s pain pattern, it significantly increases the likelihood that the origin of their symptoms is their neck or upper back.

Shoulder blade pain can have many causes, most often involving a muscle or bone condition directly associated with the scapula, shoulder joint, or the muscles and ligaments supporting the joint.

Therefore, misdiagnosis of shoulder pain is very common and it’s probably the most common reason I see for that nagging shoulder blade pain not going away - no matter how many times you massage ...

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So if you notice the pain easing when you sit upright or lie down, and increasing with long car rides or sitting at a computer (when your back tends to be slouched) - there’s a very good chance ...

Within weeks, the pain crept into my shoulder blade and neck, persistent and disruptive—especially at night. After a few months later in October 2023, with no relief and worsening sleep, I ...

Evidence that the neck causes shoulder blade pain dates back to 1959 in a paper written by a neurosurgeon named Dr. Ralph Cloward. Using a technique called discography, Dr. Cloward stimulated ...