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Pain underneath my right shoulder, pain while breathing deeply and yawning?
Posted on March 8th, 2009 100 comments
inquisitive_grl posted
Pain underneath my right shoulder, pain while breathing deeply and yawning?
I’ve tried doing research on this to pinpoint some sort of at-home treatment to prevent seeing the doctor (can’t afford right now). Basically, I have a constant degree of pain below my right shoulder that I’ve never had before. The only thing I really can see that caused it was some stretching, but that isn’t out the of ordinary. Its been pretty constant now for 3 days and even hurts when I inhale deeply or yawn.Anyone out there expieriencing this too? Any recommendations for treatment. Currrently I’m taking 8-hour tylenol.
Thank you!
100 Responses to “Pain underneath my right shoulder, pain while breathing deeply and yawning?”
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MARIA C March 8th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
could be Angina which is something you should consider getting looked at by a doctor before it turns into a major heart attack–or an acid reflux which does’nt hurt to get good prescription Nexium
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Momma Jo March 9th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I definitely don’t have any medical expertise, but I’d be more concerned if it was on the left side. I have pulled muscles in my back below my shoulder blade that radiated through my armpit and neck area. Very painful. Hurt the most when breathing deep.
I’d try to pinpoint the area and use moist heat. (Must be moist… more penetrating.)
If it worsens, or you are having sweats or heart palpatations, don’t hesitate to get to a doctor or hospital.
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If it is any help I have just got over the same problem. The pain started below my right shoulder blade for a few days then went around to my chest it got so bad I could not move let alone breath deeply. I went to my doctor who said I had a trapped nerve and a possible disk bulge and was prescribed muscle relaxing pills and pain killers. I was also given some light exercises to do to get the facet joints moving. It took ten days to recover but now have a chest infection caused by shallow breathing. So please do not leave it till you are in the state I was in to see your doctor.
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mysticalviking March 15th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Posted by mysticalviking
Please see your DR. My mother’s cancer was between her lungs, but it’s starting symptoms were shoulder and arm pain. I am not a fear monger nor do I want to make you panic, but have it checked out, It could be just a stressed muscle or heart issues or any number of things.
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if we’re trying to think on most positive terms it could just be a muscle pull. There are some gels that might help, but what is your age? I would suggest that the best thing to do would be to see a doctor to rule out other serious causes. Sorry.
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Sassy OLD Broad March 21st, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Posted by Sassy OLD Broad
With such limited information, I do have a couple of guesses (not diagnosis’s). Could be you have pleurisy which is an inflammation of the tissue outside of the lung. Are you coughing, or spitting up sputum that’s green/yellow? Fever? If so, could be pneumonia. And you’ll definitely need anti-biotics. If you have an inflammation you will benefit from ibuprofen/aspirin (with food) rather than Tylenol-type products. I’d also suggest the old fashioned “chicken soup” as it couldn’t hurt, and it’s been found to have herbs that open up the bronchi. At any rate, please at least go to the public clinic as this could be very serious. Godloveya.
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Rachel April 10th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I’m experiencing the same exact symptoms. I think mine is from working out or from my dance class. When I turn to look over my left shoulder it hurts.
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jolane June 12th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
hi dont delay seeing your gp
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The original post was March 8. Don’t you think it’s a little late for that comment, jolane? I mean, if you have significant pain every time you inhale and after better than 3 months, you still haven’t seen your gp, or some other medical professional, about it, you may some other kind of problem — y’know?
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I have the same problem. Every time I take a deep breath, My upper back hurts, especially just below the left shoulder blades. There is only minimal pain if i stretch, bend or twist but ots really hurts every time I breathe in, yawn, cough, burp or sneeze. I tried to recollect my past activities that might have contributed to this and all i can think of is my dance class last July 31st. I’ve had this for three days now and I am not sure if I had to see the doctor already or try to take medicine (ibuprofen) first?
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I am experiencing the same problem. i am an elite soccer player and very in shape but when i run this pain under my right shoulder blade gets a sharp pain and it hurts to breathe!
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I started having pain around right chest & back 4 days ago. few hours after the pain started it disappeared but started right lowere back (arond kidney area). Then that disappeared & started paining round neck (at the back). I now have pain on my right shoulder. All these pain felt/fee like muscle pain so I hope its that.
I also had Pneumothorax earlier in April.
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I’m also experiencing the same thing. I have to cough though at times.. Its only been two days but im going to see my gp tomorrow.
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feemurk October 4th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
The pain from yawning or breathing deeply – if it’s between your spine and shoulder blade and if it came on due to exercise or physical activity related to raising weight laterally with your shoulder it’s probably a rhombus strain.
I have that come on when i do shrugs with weight that’s too heavy or when i do lateral raises or rear-delt exercises – again with weight that’s too heavy.
Treatments I’ve employed include rest and heat&ice and anti-inflammatories regularly for a week or two. don’t stretch for a few days.
Good stretches to do after include standard neck exercises moving the head away from the injured side and pulling your injured-side arm across your body and pulling on it comfortably.
can’t speak from a medical perspective so if you have any previously existing ailments that have similar symptoms or symptoms that have escalated as a result of this you should definitely see a doctor.
Cheers!
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carol sinclair October 18th, 2009 at 12:02 am
I have had that dull pain below my shoulder blade whenever I yawn for about a day now. I have Afib so I have to be careful. I just took a nice hot bath, and shower (and breathed in the steam for my lungs) and have noticed that the pain is gone. ???? They say that a heart attack for a woman usually starts with a dull pain in the back, so I was kind of nervous about this. I watched for sweats and palpitations that never came, so maybe I am ok. But.. I deffinately am going to let my cardio Know about this experience.
Carol
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I have only began having these symptoms. I do have other medical conditions such as emphysema but have never had this pain before. It gets better for a day or so and then gets excruciating for a while. Im scared and cant afford meds.
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Lindsey January 25th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
I have been having pain underneath my right shoulder blade. Whenever I breath, yawn or sneeze it hurts. It’s almost like when I yawn or breathe deeply I can’t breath to my full extent.
I don’t have health insurance they say I make too much money or whatever…I guess 40 hrs a week in a min. wage job is too much. whatever.
Anyway, I am going to the doctor anyway because I have been having it for almost a year and it is hard for me to even lay on my back flat because of the pain. I tried getting a massage…nothing. Sometimes it is a weird sort of pleasure when I stretch it just because it is pulling on it and makes me feel better about it. I don’t know. Nothing seems to help.
No sweats or fever. So I don’t know
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I to have this pain under my right shoulder blade. I was stretching in bed this morning and all of the suddden it felt like I was being stabbed. It hurts to lay down and when I cough or sneeze it is really bad
It has to be a muscle pull or pinched nerve. It is very painfull
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I to am experiencing the same pain under my right shoulder blade. I think it may be from sleeping with my arm behind my head.
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Crystal February 21st, 2010 at 9:05 am
Based on my experience with this muscle pain when breathing deeply, I recommend getting a deep massage in the shoulder blade muscles. That really loosens things up. When you breathe deeply, you are using muscles. Naturally those muscles will interact with other muscles, which are in your case inflamed, causing pain. I have the same thing. Massage helps. If it doesnt help for you, maybe it is something else. But dont get yourself all worried about it. There are so many muscles in your body doing so many different things. Unusual movements, even if you didnt injure yourself or notice at the time it was unusual, could cause muscle aches and pain.
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i am experiencing the same symptoms, it hurts when i inhale and exhale but hurts even more when i move….. I woke up with it 2 days ago..I have no idea what it may possibly be!
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I also have these symtoms, started at work last night and when i lay down it started to get worse. took pain killers and tried a heat pad but didnt work. going to see my GP
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wet backs March 13th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
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stnbetcbb March 15th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Woke up a few days ago, and took a breath and felt a sharp pain on my upper left side of my back ( between shoulder blade & spine). It went away for 2 days, and i woke up this morning with the same thing, ( a little bit more painful than the 1st time).
I dont usually go to doctors, cause my parents dont really believe in them. So i havent been checked out for anything for atleast 3 years ( since my boarding school )should I be worried? ( im also a smoker)
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im experiencing this, really painful if i sneeze, breath in, cough, or even when i move it sometimes, i could cope with it a few days ago, but its becoming really painful now. i dont really want to go to a docter, but im abit worried, becuase i play alot of sport, and only 13. “/
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my 13yr old son has same problem,he can move his shoulder but it hurts him,like an ache, and when he breathes in too deeply it hurts him like a sharp pain.His is on the right side and just under his right shoulder,i think he might have pulled a muscle or torn a ligament as he was fighting with his younger brother in the garden 2 days ago and practising his rugby moves.Even so im still going to take him to the drs.JUST SO I KNOW! peace of mind and all that!
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KingDoey May 10th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
I got this too, my shoulder hurts when breathing in deeply, feels like it is coming from the socket. started last weds after lifting my toolbag up several flights of stairs.
I quit smoking 5 weeks ago and initially it felt like the pain was acroos my chest, have heard that this could be my lungs clearing out. Now the pain is just in my shoulder but is improving.
Had a massage of the ladyfriend last night which helped, gonna give it another weekn then see the doctor if no improvement.
I think it must just be a strained muscle???
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Solution:
I am recovering! I had pain under my left shoulder blade. It began feeling just like a pulled muscle but instead of getting better or staying the same, it got worse. I began to restrict my range of movement with burning muscle like pain and sharp pain that would escalate with movement. Then I could not inhale fully. I thought I would need to go to the emergency room because it was so painful to move or do anything.
Going to bed and thinking about the possibility of infection and my own mortality, I rummaged through the medicine cabinet. Found a full bottle of Amoxacillan prescribed to my daughter years ago, I followed the directions and overnight feel much better.
I would swear it was muscle. I had a board meeting last night at my Church and propped the metal chair under my shoulder blades and could take deeper breaths. Uncanny.
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Taylor May 14th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
I have had the same thing happening for the last 2-3 days, i was worried because I didn’t want to get surgery, i’m really hoping its just a pulled muscle because i’ve been running alot in gym and Lacrosse. this post and all the comments have helped give me an idea, since this was posted a while ago, did you find out any futher information? did/when did it go away?
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Taylor May 14th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
will you e-mail me on how your pains were healed? at xxtayzisaxx@aol.com it would be a great help.
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I was changing gears in the car 2 days ago and all of a sudden I got pain in my back by my right shoulder blade. Any time I move anything above my waist, it hurts. I have to carry a pillow around to lean on when I sit. I can hardly do anything. And I have a cough which makes the pain worse. My husband tried to massage it but it hurt too bad. What’s wrong with my back?
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Atif asif May 31st, 2010 at 6:07 am
Hello Dear,
I and my father , we both are struggling from same shoulder blade pain , when breath deap we get pain in shoulder blade as well as right side of chest . It is almost now 3 month taking medicines and trying different doctors but still no sign of recovering , I will be really Thankful if some one can help on this matter . if someone can advise about correct medicine or exercise .Regards
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shawna June 27th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
hi im a 15 year old girl and i have the same sharp pain under my right shoulder blade and it hurts more when i sneeze cough and sometimes when im just moving around. i’ve had this pain for about 3-4 days and i cant go see a doctor because ill be away for a couple weeks is there anything i can do besides go to the doctor or take meds. i hear heating pads work too is this true? please help!
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Gallbladder problems can refer pain under the right shoulder. If you have pressure or pain in the sternum area, between and where your ribs meet in your chest…nausea or vomiting, especially after a fatty meal,I would see your GP. Good chance it is gallstones.
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I’ve had a pain in my back, below my shoulder, between my shoulder blade and spine on the right side for months now. I’m a right-handed, 24 years old female, and have no other symptoms aside from a pain that varies from no pain to intense pain that makes me want to cry. I also get a sharp pain when I yawn, every time I yawn regardless of whether or not I feel stationary pain. For the most part, my boyfriend’s massages ease the pain for about a day but I feel bad asking him to massage me almost every night. I originally attributed the problem to sleeping strangely on a mattress that’s too firm and saw some improvement when I switched mattresses but the pain is back and it’s only getting worse. I’ve tried not using my right hand/shoulder to lift or carry anything and I’m currently experimenting with stretches. I think I’m going to visit a doctor soon and see what they have to say about it. Until then, guilty massages, a useless right appendage, and stretches. Will report on what the doc says whenever I get around to going. I also have a sneaking suspicion that stress plays at least a small part but I’m not 100% sure of it. This pain sucks!
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Gmrgirl July 25th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
My husband is having issues as well. He has pain under his left shoulder. He is having a hard time breathing, coughing and stretching because its too painful.(He does have Asthma)
I dont know if it being on the left side as appose to the right side (as everyone else here is talking about) if that makes a difference. If anyone has any ideas please let us know. Like i said its the left side and not the right side – so maybe there might be a difference >.< who knows …. thx -
Hello,I also have the same problem and I’m very curious,I woke up with a. Pain in my upper right shoulder/back area,it only hurts when I breath in deeply or bend or move,I’m hoping its just a pulled or strained muscle,I’m a 20 yr old female,I got some muscle rub but it still feels the same,if any1 has answers pleasssse respond,thanku
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This is my fourth day with pain in the “back,” in the area of my left shoulder blade. It feels like it’s between my shoulder blade and my spine, rather like it’s tucked slightly “under” my left shoulder blade. It’s getting better now–after ibuprofen and taking it easy in movement–but there’s still a residual sharp pain when I inhale deeply, especially when the inhalation in involuntary due to an oncoming yawn or sneeze.
My self-diagnosis is a muscle strain of some interior muscle that governs movement of the chest/ribs where they attach to the spine. I’m going to keep up the rest/ibu regimen for a few days and will report on results.
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I recently have been having sharp pains in my shoulder more along the top of it in one spot.. it hurts really badly anytime i breath in.. even if i breath all the way out and barley breath in. if i hold my breath it stops.. i think i will take myself to the hospital since i had a heart valve replaced this past january when i goto urgent care they allways send me to the hospital anytime it has anything to do with my breathing or heart/blood vesil.
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Melissa August 3rd, 2010 at 7:40 pm
I came across this blog looking for answers to chest pain but after reading quite a few of the blogs I noticed the symptoms I had several years ago. I had been to the doctor numerous times in 2 years and received numerous answers that were ridiculous. The pain would flare up then dissipate and so on for 2 years. One trip to the chiropractor gave me my answer…I had a rib in my back that had slipped out of place. It did take many trips to the Chiropractor to get the rib to sit back in it’s correct position since it had been out for so long. Now I make visits to the chiropractor at the first sign of discomfort.
My son has had this problem as well and I recognized it right away and took him to the chiropractor when he first told me his shoulder hurt and had trouble breathing.
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I am suffering from severe pain in the shoulder, it radiates from the top to the side. I am guessing that this probably stems from having my gallbladder removed just over a week ago. Still curious though as the pain has gotten much worse during the last day or two. I have taken the prescription pain medication and it doesn’t provide any relief. Its worse when I breath, cough, laugh, or sneeze.
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Right dominant August 26th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
I have had the same pain under my right shoulder blade. I was told I must have a rib out of place. When I breathe in deep it hurts. The other day I sneezed and it killed. Tried deep tissue massage, no help. I’ve been going to the chiro, but he can’t seem to get to that particular area. I was basically a gumby doll today in the office, but they still couldn’t relieve my pain. I can put my finger on the exact spot where it hurts. I am going to try laying on a tennis ball to see if I can loosen up the muscle. We shall see…
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Louie Hopson September 5th, 2010 at 1:11 am
I have the same pain u are talkn about…..Im 15 and i play varsity football…I wasnt feeln this pain till after I put a hard hit on sombody…..It doesnt hurt to the point that I cant play….But it gets bad at times.
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I am hoping someone can give me an idea of whats going in with me. About 6 weeks ago I noticed that there was something in my office, which was making me sick, when am away from my office am good. If am in my office for more than 3mins I can expect a massive headache along with pain across the chest, which radiated across to both shoulder blades. I relocated to another office and everything is now fine with the exception of pain in my right shoulder, which hurts on deep inhalation, the pain on a scale from 1-10 is a 10
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Crystal October 8th, 2010 at 7:09 am
Well I was having the same problem for 3 days, on the 3rd day it got worse to where I couldn’t sleep at all. I tried some pain pills and NOTHING was working, and I am a smoker of 4 years by the way. Anywho I took a visit at the ER and Got an EKG, Xray, Catscan, and blood test. The blood test came out that I had alot of fa tin my blood. Anyway it just turned out that the lining of the lungs on the right side was irritated. From lifting some at work or something. Anyway, doc gave me some pills to bring the swelling down, and I feel so much better.
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i have a pain in my right shoulder i had this for 12 years plz help anybody knows what to do?
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Sometimes when I inhale deeply I get a very sharp pain in my right shoulder and down around my right lung. But it goes away after ten minutes. It may happen multiple times a day or just once a week. I am in medicine and am confounded. I’m in my 20′s and in shape. I don’t smoke and never have. No health problems. I know what it feels to have a muscle pulled or pinched. It’s not that. My dr didn’t have a real answer bc it hasn’t gone away. So if anyone has an answer I’d be happy to know.
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Seashell November 2nd, 2010 at 4:51 am
OMG as relieved as I am to find so many people with the same symptoms as me, I am even more worried and confused now because of the plethora of possible symptoms. This happened about a month ago and went away after 5 or 6days whenI heard something pop while stretching my shoulder. Now, a month later, it’s back. The pain is so bad that I scream everytime I cough. I continually wake myself up from dead sleep whenever I move. I even wake my boyfriend up because I yell from the pain every time. Going to Chiropractor tomorrow, but haven’t slept well for days! Now wondering if I should make appt with gp after reading all the blogs! I’m young & very fit and don’t feel like I should be having issues like this. At least now I know I’m not alone!
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I just started to get pain under my right shoulder pain today especially when I breathe in. I do not recall doing anything active to cause a strain – infact it started whilst I was at a hospital appointment in relation to a completely different matter. Perhaps I should have mentioned it then!
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I am 20 years old i started having a neck pain one morning i thought maybe i slept in a bad position then the other day i was sitting on the computer and i felt like i got a charlie horse in my back by my right shoulder blade like a knot and striking pain every time itook a breath it was excruciating pain in the spot …its still going on and it happened yesterday i been taking medicine but nothings working.
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i too have had this pain on my right side below shoulder blade. Also the pain some times goes down my right side , i have been to the Doctors and i was told that i had tore muscles in my back , has any1 else been told this ? He prescribed me Anti-inflammatory but being me i do not like to take tablets should i stick with them and give them a go ? i am also a smoker been trying quit past 8 years and i am 28 years old so am bit worried it is something more serious . The pain does not really get worse when i breath in deeply etc but sometimes when i cough it will hurt and sometimes also hurts in lower back to .
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Any1 have any idea’s and has any1 ever tore muscles in their back and what did that feel like ?
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I am looking for any answers as well. Did anybody find out for certain? My symptoms are most similar to lyndseys.
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my right shoulder under my ribs also under my ribs where my bra’s sit,also when i have somethink to eat i feel like shit.the pain is annoying feel very lazy but i get there what do you think is the matter, a pinched nerve or what please can you hel me joy
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the pain under my right shoulder blade doesn’t hurt when i breath or yawn just hurts all day when i lay down it ten’sto go away i have arthritis in my lower back and hand but this just come upon last week it is too sore to touch or rub i hope i can find somethink to ease the pain
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Im really glad I found these posts. I have the same thing. Started off really suddenly when I woke up – had been doing some heavy yard work 2 days before – hurt to breathe, pain up high in chest like under right collarbone and also between shoulder blades on the right. It is sllloooowly getting better and my neck on the right side also hurts, so I put 2 and 2 together and am guessing I pulled something or also hurt the space around my right lung. I will call my doc Monday if it is not significantly better but so far it is very slowly going away and not getting worse, but man it stinks!
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Annette February 6th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Ime’t having burning pain from the back of my neck over my right shoulder and down my right shoulder blade in my back. It is only on my right side (I am right handed) It hurts all the time excepte when I keep my arm straight down by my side. It also hurts when I take a deep breath. It has been getting worse and worse over the last two weeks. I have been taking IBprophin for the pain but it only helps a bit, the pain is really always there. I mainly work at a computer but now I put it on my lap so my arm is more by my side and it doesn’t hurt quite as much. What is it? What can I do to stop the pain?
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Jack H. February 7th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
I developed a problem exactly like yours. I have had rotator cuff surgery and lower back surgery(laminectoy). I still have problems with inflammation in the rotator cuff, but the lower back surgery was a great success and allowed me to play tennis two or three times a week.
In reference to the right shoulder blade pain, mine was due to misalignment of the upper spine. There is a nerve that passes through the C6 & C7 vertabrae and over the neck and into the shoulder blade. I actually had a consultation scheduled for a fusion surgery on my upper spine because the paid was so bad. I decided to try some chiropratic treatments. Believe it or not after three treatments about 80% of my pain was relieved and I avoided the surgery. The chiropractor told me he could not align my spine, but could relax the muscles so as the nerve would not be pinced and he was correct.
He said if the paid returned I could just come back for more treatments for the same result. That was about 3 months ago. I still have some pain, but it is managable.
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Rebecca February 10th, 2011 at 3:54 am
i been having the same pain for a couple days now it calmed down for one day but now its the same pain back the right shoulder feeling like something ripping inside and when i take a deep breath it kills me i woke up one morning crying cause the pain and im not a conplainer but this is no laughing matter there is somthing wrong with me right now i cant barley move it i tryed massangers and rubbing achool on it pain pills but nothing is helping its just getting worse. im going to the doctor cause there might be something wrong and i did just stop smoking so right know anything can happen and im going to get checked out. i think anyone who feels like this should go see a doctor even if you r tight wit money cause i am to but when u feel like this u cant live like this u need to make sure u r ok…… good luck to everyone and myself…
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I did not think i would find anyone with my exact symptoms when i did my internet search. it’s amazing that so many people have my symptoms and frustrating that no one has yet to post the cause of what it could be or what their gp’s said after they went to the doctors. It started late in the day, i noticed my neck muscle getting tight. it felt as if i had lifted something heavy and maybe pulled something. as the night wore on, the pain got worse and worse and it was isolated mainly beneath my right shoulder blade area. by the time it was bed time, i could not move without extreme pain. i could not find a comfortable position to sleep in all night. it hurt to sit up, hurt to lay down, hurt to sleep on either my right or left side. forget about coughing. when i cough or inhale deeply, it’s like someone stabbing me right beneath the shoulder blade. i thought i was having heart problems too because my breathing was shallow and i felt heavy pressure in my chest. i took ibuprofin and that got me through the night but now on day too, the pain is just as bad. it hurts so much to breath in deeply. i had to sneeze once and i nearly passed out from the stabbing pain. it’s saturday now and i will most likely see a doctor Monday because i don’t see how this will go away by Monday. if i get any kind of diagnosis, i will post again.
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mercedes February 14th, 2011 at 12:00 am
Hi ive got the same pain as we speak! it started approx 22 hours ago and i couldnt bare it. I cant breathe properly as it hurts too much. The pain is below my right shoulder blade. I cant catch my breath and i have bad asthma too. Not long gotten back from hospital, they diagnosed me as having GERD and GALLSTONES, i wasnt too bad with my breathing whilst standing up walking around but not i am in bed i cant lie down and sleep cause’ i cant breathe, i’m up and down gasping for air! I’m going to the doctors in the morning, i cant handle this pain and i’m also panicking cause i cant breathe and its also setting off my asthma!
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I’ve had pain under my right shoulder blade since I started running again. It was present when I breathed deeply or yawned and sometimes it was accompanied by persistent soreness. At first, I thought I had pulled a muscle so I ramped up my stretching, switched to walking, and tried to ignore it. It persisted for about a month, so I went to my gp. He did x-rays for pleurisy and pneumonia. They were negative. He put me on an anti-inflammatory and a steroid. The pain was the same a week later, with one entire day of excruciating pain throughout my entire shoulder (with and without breathing). He stopped those medications and started me on a 6-day steroid and an antibiotic. A week later I thought I was feeling better (the pain when breathing was at about a 2), but asked for an ultrasound to check for gallbladder issues. The next day my ultrasound came back negative and I was completely finished with the 6-day steroid. The pain went from an annoying 6 to a 15 and spread across my entire chest for a full day. I went back to my gp and he put me on an arthritis medicine for 6 days and ran a blood panel on my kidneys and liver. The pain level went back to the annoying 6 and localized back to my shoulder. The blood panel came back negative. He is currently scheduling a CT scan of my chest. I will update when I get the results. Hopefully this will give others an idea of what their own gp will do.
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I woke up this morning with pain under my right shoulder blade, sometimes it hurts real bad if I just twist my torso to the left or right, does this sound like a muscle issue? I cant think of anything I did yesterday that would’ve caused a strained muscle but if it doesnt get any better by tomorrow ill probably goto my GP. This pain is no joke!
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Anonymous March 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 am
I hv d same problem on the left side …. Hurts on the shoulder when i breathe …. Hv my exams onn !!! Wt shud i do ??? Is it just a muscle pull??
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Hello I wanted to respond to the pain some of you are experiencing…I think its wise to check for all the serious things: gallbladder, women check for issues with the uterus, as strangely the area under the shoulder blade can be a referral point for uterine issues (strange I know, but true)…
However, with no positive results from these tests, I HIGHLY recommend you have a visit with a chiropractor and ask to have the rib head checked. Although I am not a chiropractor, I have had this exact pain, difficulty taking a deep breath, happened after a run, nothing helped at all… visited the chiropractor and had a very simple adjustment.
Slept for 3 hours and woke up with no pain. I have had two other patients in my practice with rib head issues, one pregnant woman who was in misery until the adjustment…Good luck. Hope this helps someone else…
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I was looking for some information on the net and landed on this blog. I am 45 – and so far have never had any major health issues. Three days ago I woke up in the middle of the night with major burning/stabbing pain in my back below my right shoulder blade. It’s only the right side – my left side feels completely relaxed. The pain also seems to radiate down and into my right arm. First, it went away during the day and only stared again when I layed down. Now I can hardly sleep and even 3 Advils would not work and I also feel it during the day – just not as badly.
I am a photographer and do cary a lot of heavy equipment on my shoots – I also work many hours on the computer. This is the first time that it is so bad that I basically don’t get any sleep. -
i am having the same problems and it’s terrible. There isn’t much of a comforting position and i feel like there is a knife cutting through from the inside out right below my right armpit. I’m only a teenager and it hasn’t stopped ever since it started last night. I took an advil last night, but still maybe got half an hour to an hour of sleep.
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Rachel March 20th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
im onli 11 im expieriencing this and im not really sure what to do about it
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Carrie March 21st, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Almost eight months ago I woke up one morning and was unable to move my left arm without intense pain located below the shoudlerblade between it and my spine. It has never been that bad, but lately it has been worse and more frequent. Before now it would disappear for weeks before popping up again. I am a 21yr old female. The pain has varied from slight throbbing to very sharp.
I went to the doctor last week and he said that I probably damaged a muscle around my rotator cuff. He actually wants me to go to a physical therapy session and I plan on it since my summer job requires me to lift up to 50lbs sometimes.
Since there are so many people posting here with similar issues, I will come back if the therapy helps.
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I had the same thing as listed above,I was told I had 3 vertebra out of alignment my chiropractor set up 2 appointments and streches to do.
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I am suffering from back pain since last year,especially whenever i do some hard work.Is there any treatment?
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I have the same worrying pain in between my shoulder blade a spine at the top right. It clicks a lot and I notice it when I run hard. I’m 37, I do smoke but have no breathing problems. I like the idea of the slightly dislocated rib…… Here’s hoping!
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Carrie April 9th, 2011 at 5:20 am
Well I said I’d come back and here I am.
Got a second opinion, was prescribed anti-inflammatory pills 2x a day, and the pain was gone three days later. Hasn’t come back even with working.
Personally, something like physical therapy seems extreme to me as a starting point to try and solve the problem. The prescription cost a LOT less too.
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My pain isn’t in the shoulder blade or below it like many have said, mine is actually the very top of my right shoulder rounding over the back part of my shoulder but not anywhere lower near the shoulder blade area. I’ve had it happen a couple weeks ago and then again last night. It was so bad last night I wanted to cry. At times I could feel it in my upper right arm as well. I took 2 Aleve and put heat on it and a pain patch and finally fell asleep but it wasn’t any better. I think I just passed out finally from being so tired. This morning it’s not totally gone but pretty close. Doesn’t hurt when I breath just a little sore. And ideas?
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Chrischross April 17th, 2011 at 5:44 am
Have you ever heard of a “gas pain”? I am a registered nurse and although I cannot understand the concept but I ocassionally had such pain between the shoulder blade and spine and that is what my grandmother said it was. Pain just came back today and I was looking to see any treatments. Usually it goes away on it own in a few days. It seems that exercise is the best option.
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I FLIPPED MY QUAD 4 WEEKS AGO AND LANDED VERY HARD ON MY RIGHT SHOLDER. SAME THING EXCRUCIATING PAIN UNDER RIGHT SHOLDER WHEN I SNEEZE . HURTS TO TAKE DEEP BREATHE DEEP. CANT LAY ON RIGHT SIDE TO SLEEP. HOPE THIS HEALS ITSELF. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. JUST PAIN.
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Ted, yours sounds like either a fracture or a tear in your rotator cuff, I am guessing fracture…Please go get an x-ray, you are worth it, even if you dont have insurance it wont be that expensive, you have a REAL injury, excrutiating pain is serious, go get yourself looked at before you have a more serious issue!! Hear me shaking my finger at you? Go get at a minimum an xray..:)!!
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sheena April 23rd, 2011 at 2:02 pm
it is so helpful to know that im not the only one who is having this back pain under the shoulder blade. i just got the pain like a couple hours ago and when i felt it i couldnt breathe and it hurt so much i wanted to get up and leave even though i just got to work. but the thing was two days ago i got this really really bad fever that i couldnt get up to go to work and while reading all these comment i was scared that the reason for the back pain was because of the fever. i want to go to the doctor and get checked up but i have money issue so im trying to avoid going and just try taking pills in the meantime. but from reading all the comments i think that everyone is feeling the same pain but not sure what the exact problem is..
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justin April 25th, 2011 at 3:23 am
this crap hurts bad!!! played baseball a few years ago and i think this is the same pain. it is in my right shoulder blade and hurts when i move,talk,laugh or move my neck! i found out if i hold my neck where my left ear is touching my left shoulder it doesnt hurt bbut when i come back up it hurts like a sob… i was trying to sit down it the computer chair and then it started going back so i rapidly try to catch my self and now hurt really bad.. no on e has any answers.. when hurt last time it hurt for what like seemed a month but i can not go that long
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caitlin April 27th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
hi, i have the exact same pain right at the moment and it is killing me! it started off with a head pain then i got a sharp pain down my neck and spine and also into my right shoulder now the whole half of my body is in pain and i have gone very pale because i can only take in short breaths pls help! as im 14 and i have important exams next week thanks:)
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If not a muscle pull, then gallstones.
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Hi All,
same same but different here. I see that many of you had been doing some physically demanding work in the 2 days prior to your symptoms. Mine was carrying an amp across town and now boom, same story.
Pain behind the upper left shoulder blade that stabs as I breathe in but is almost imperceptible otherwise of even with shallow breathing (but this isn’t reccommended as you can develop chest infections from prolonged shallow breathing.
I’m going to try simple excercises to gently ease the tension, have a good look at my posture, throw the pillow out of the bed and see what happens, I’ll let you know.
I had my colon removed a couple of years back and the doctors said I should watch out for gall stones, I’ve also been informed that I should take care of my lungs as they are the yang to my former colon’s yin. So there are multiple possibilities, yet reading through these experiences I reckon the lifting is what did it.
Thanks for your comments everyone, very insightful. Good luck and remember: The doctors do not always have the answers, it can help sometimes to look into Ayurveda, Chinese/Tibetan medicine, Acupressure/acupuncture and so on. In ayurveda there is a technique called ‘Marma massage’ that works with the energy meridians of the body, the technique was brought to china and there was used in martial arts to develop fatal techniques. It can be very powerful in dealing with muscular-skeletal-energetic problems.
If you feel you should be trying something else then do give yourself that chance, for more info email me at involuteconduit( at ) gmail . com -
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im hungry, anyone got any food?
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no but seriously i had a pain under my right shoulder and i went toilet just now and the pain seems to have moved to the to inbetween my lungs :s /C|C\ like right down the middle of me, ouch!
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im an 18 year old female. a baseball was accidentally thrown at my mid-upper back on the right side. every time i yawn or take a deep breath, lay on my left side or turn a certain way i feel a sharp unbearable pain. it is also sensitive to the touch. could this be a broken rib?
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Hi
Also have same. But more honest. Am an alcoholic high functioning. Also heart attack and aortic thrombus in March. Now on all meds so figure just result of seizure thru sleep. hiding anything? 6 week wait to see my gp. like someone said, maybe psych. who cares right? me i’m 50/50 at mo. see a gp or live with it.
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lynchl85 July 27th, 2011 at 2:28 am
I had a similar issue. In the middle of the night I woke up with excruciating pain on my right side underneath the shoulder blade. My husband tried to massage it, I tried a hot steaming shower, I couldn’t lay down flat on my back or stomach, I couldn’t sit up and I couldn’t stand. It hurt so bad. I even could not breath it hurt when I inhaled and exhaled. So I took short breaths which then would make me want to yawn to get a full gasp of oxygen. It felt like a knife stabbing me consistently. I went to the ER cause nothing was open at the time. Being in the military I still have to go to work so it was the best thing for me to do to get checked. The doctor said I had a muscle strain which I may have pulled or toen a muscle or tendon. He gave me a prescription for anti-infammitory to muscles. I am still sore aned it does still hurt when I breath. However it doesn’t hurt as bad so I think it is working. I guess a little time will tell. But I thought it might be good for everyone else to know. I didn’t think anyone else would have the same exact problem but I guess I was wrong. And I know it hurt really baed for me so I wanted to share my experience.
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So im 15 years old im a male and i play rugby but on friday i was playing tackle as ussual then someone else who was playing hit me in the upper right part of my back and i had felt a pain from that area all day at school when it was lunch and we were playing rugby again i couldnt even run having the pain then i got home for the weekend i found it extremely hard to get up or sit down or even lay down. It is now sunday i have school in the morning but i don’t know if i could make it through and any advice on what to do? I don’t want it to affect my after school rugby games
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Lauren August 8th, 2011 at 6:16 am
I am a young female and i have been having sharp exruciating pain in my right shoulder blade between my shoulderblade and spine. Whenever I take a deep breath or yawn it feels like my back is locking up, so I try to massage it lightly with my fist so I can move again, but the pain is so bad..
I am right handed. And I think this pain may be caused by the way I sleep; my right arm vertical with a pillow between my head and arm. maybe It’s a torn muscle? I don’t know. Also I used to do mini workouts that are like stretching, a few months(or a month) ago. The pain has been here for a while. Maybe 3 months. But I think that’s because of the way I sleep, because it’s not a normal way to sleep. Please, any suggestions on what to do? I do not want to see a doctor, i’d rather fix this problem on my own. Please, any help would be appreciated. -
I have spent over 800 dollars at a chiropractor for this exact problem to only find it still exsist.Its been there for a long time so when the left side started to hurt in my sleep felt like a knife stabbing me so i slept it off next day went to chiro and my ribs were out of place it was instant relief but the right side has not recovered so i must have a torn muscle or muscle spasms.
Treatment go see a chiro first 40 dollars thats a good place to start.Then take aleve which is a muscle relaxant etc….then i would suggest using ice packs for 15 min intervals and some heat packs as well……if this doesnt clear up then you need to seek medical treatment i waited to long and now i have to seek the medical treatment part the longer you wait the longer it takes to recover.Also can try to stretch and exersice and thats all you do in physical therapy anyway……….ive had back problems since i left afghanistan and these things have all helped but as time goes buy the symptoms get worse the best bet is to nip it in the butt right away every time there is a flare up.
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Hi, I know this post is old, but I have been searching the web for a while now and this is the only thing that sounds even similar to my pain. I’ve been having pain under or behind my right shoulder blade that radiates to my whole right side of my back sometimes as well. It seems kind of like a rib cage type of thing, perhaps rather than muscle pain because when I places my hand below it and push my back forward, it pops. Which hurts, but I feel as though I must pop it because it feels as if there’s so much pressure built up, but the pop hurts and the pain continues to sting after the pop. I’ve tried a new mattress, sleeping form, ibuprofein, ignoring it, stretching it, not lifting things, massages, everything. Nothing seems to make the pain go away. I’ve had it for about three months and I’m only eight teen. I used to have shoulder issues where they would pop all the time and I would wake up in severe pain, but I got a new mattress about four months ago and now they only hurt and pop (out of the sockets maybe?) when I play catch or reach too far too quickly. Anyways, sorry this was long, I just really would like some answers because I feel as though seeing a doctor may not be of help considering I’m still growing and what not. I mean, a doctor never helped me out with my shoulders which caused so much pain and popped all the time and came out of the sockets randomly so I’m just worried I might not find a solution to this issue as well. Thanks for your time!
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I am also experiencing pain in the right shoulder when breathing for 2 days.now. Before this, I experienced pain in back of my head. I am 56.5 yrs old, was a cancer patient (May 2006 and had a total abdominal surgery/tabso i forgot the exact terminology .
my oncologist said last month that I am already cleared of cancer. Now I hope this pain is not related to cancder
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I have pain in the middle right side of my back. If I turn a certain way I can only take a half breath and my back is hurting real bad. Sometimes I can find a way of sit tin where I’m not bugged but I can’t sleep or anything.my back still hurts breathing or moving.
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I have pain in the middle right side of my back. If I turn a certain way I can only take a half breath and my back is hurting real bad. Sometimes I can find a way of sit tin where I’m not bugged but I can’t sleep or anything.my back still hurts breathing or moving. What’s wrong with my back?
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Danielle October 22nd, 2011 at 6:43 pm
I have had this type of pain for years now last year i went to a chiropractor to try to ease the pain a little and he let me know that the cause was scoliosis i have it in my neck going in one direction and then in my back going the opposite direction it is causeing the muscles to tighten so much that my ribs are starting to interlock it is very painful especially when I sneeze gets worse when i sweep or hang clothes up or little simple things like picking small things off the floor. It sucks i was told to go to the chiropractor 3 times a week. It did get rid of all the pain but i can no longer afford that so now i just take ibuprophen and deal with it. I don’t know if this will help anyone but my pain hasnt only been for a couple of days so i wrote this for anyone who has been experiencing this for a longer period of time.
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I too have had this terrible pain for over a yr. now.Doctors shrug me off like I’m making this up.I am 55 and everyday it is different.I start thinking that is is starting to go away, and then BAM.I wake up with my right side of ribs and my right scapula still hurting-even worse.I have something going on with my left shoulder also where I can’t lift it very far up on my side.I am so tired of this.My doctor said that it’s arthritis.I really don’t think it is.
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Hi x
i get a similar pain when sitting up in bed or standing up without moving a lot (dancing) i think its also from my dancing but it really hurts mum said its nothing to worry about but i think i should go and see a gp x
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