Active people complain of pain on the top of their shoulder when lifting their arm. When I ask them to lift their arm, it doesn’t really hurt until their elbow gets level with their shoulder and the tip of the shoulder begins to rotate upward. This is the motion that strongly engages the middle trapezius. Sometimes […]
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People complain of aching along the inside of the shoulder blade while slouching. Also, it is annoyingly tender along the edge of the shoulder blade. The pain in the upper back usually begins when they are slumped forward at a
People complain of burning along the inside of their shoulder blade. Of course, this burning and itching along the shoulder blade will make you want to rub up against a doorway or get one of those massage canes to get at it. But, in my experience, people quickly notify a body therapist (like me) to
Pain Along Shoulder Blade People complain of pain along the inside of their shoulder blade when reaching high above the head. They also get pain while reaching to the car’s back seat or adjusting clothing behind the back. Typically, they have adapted their movements to avoid taking that arm too far back. To avoid the
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Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People complain of sharp pain along the spine of the upper back between the shoulder blades. The intensity varies a great deal. It can be nagging and achy or sharp during a deep breath. Although there are several patterns between the
Primary Complaint People complain that radiating pain under the bottom of the shoulder blade is either acute or chronic. Can Feel Like Heart Problems The more irritated trigger point creates a fuller pattern. It radiates up between the shoulders and through to the front. Naturally, this pain pattern can be concerning, especially for clients with
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It’s a great question. I often state its counter part, “Other people do that and don’t have pain. Let’s work so that you can do that without pain, too.” Let’s briefly look at few things about trigger points that will answer this question: what they do, their levels of activity, what makes them more active, how
People complain of pain in the shoulder that is sharp and sudden when reaching up and/or forward. This may occur during a tennis serve or when getting something off of a high shelf. Also. this is aggravated when a dog yanks forward on the leash. This creates sharp pain in the shoulder at the end of the stretch
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People seldom have any part of this pattern as their primary complaint, but when they do, it is usually biceps pain. When this is a problem, the entire pattern can usually be elicited by pressing up under the collar-bone near the sternum. This response is surprising and intense for a pattern that is seldom a
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