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Suggest Treatment For Pain At Shoulder Blade
Question: I'm having pain in my back about my right shoulder blade - how can I tell if it's coming from my lung (I have COPD) or it just a muscle ach. I've had it about 2 weeks.
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Brief Answer:
If associated with cough than it is mostly lung issue
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using healthcare magic. Your pain at shoulder blade is mostly associated with muscle problem. Lung problems like COPD rarely causes such pain. Severe bout of cough can also causes such pain. Before I advised you any further I would like to know little detail about your illness.
1.Are you having cough with yellow sputum?
2.Are you also having fever?
3.Are you a smoker?
4.Please describe nature of pain like aggravating or relieving factor?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
thanks
If associated with cough than it is mostly lung issue
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using healthcare magic. Your pain at shoulder blade is mostly associated with muscle problem. Lung problems like COPD rarely causes such pain. Severe bout of cough can also causes such pain. Before I advised you any further I would like to know little detail about your illness.
1.Are you having cough with yellow sputum?
2.Are you also having fever?
3.Are you a smoker?
4.Please describe nature of pain like aggravating or relieving factor?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No caugh, no yellow sputum, no fever, not a smoker.
Pain is sometimes sharp, sometimes like I've been punched. The more I move the worse it gets. It is much relieved when I'm laying down.
Thank you
Pain is sometimes sharp, sometimes like I've been punched. The more I move the worse it gets. It is much relieved when I'm laying down.
Thank you
Brief Answer:
It can be muscular problem
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for replying. I think you are having muscular strain of scapular muscles.
(Trapezitis) I would recommend you following.
1.Hot water fomentation.
2.Volini gel local application.
3.Back muscle strengthening exercises.
4.Avoid forward bending, jerky activities or travelling.
5.Muscle relaxant like Myoril or Myospaz.
Some time there can be a trigger point in muscle. Steroid injection is effective in this.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
It can be muscular problem
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for replying. I think you are having muscular strain of scapular muscles.
(Trapezitis) I would recommend you following.
1.Hot water fomentation.
2.Volini gel local application.
3.Back muscle strengthening exercises.
4.Avoid forward bending, jerky activities or travelling.
5.Muscle relaxant like Myoril or Myospaz.
Some time there can be a trigger point in muscle. Steroid injection is effective in this.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
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