What is the pain in the spine between the shoulder blades?

When people have back pain, they mainly think of muscle injury and spinal injury. Back pain is not only related to our lumbar spine and shoulders, but may also cause complications in these parts. Therefore, pain in the spine cannot be ignored. If it causes ankylosing spondylitis or tuberculous spondylitis, it will be more troublesome. So what is the reason for the pain in the spine between the shoulder blades?

Causes of Back Pain

Back pain caused by cervical spondylosis

How can cervical spondylosis cause back pain when it occurs in the cervical spine? Little do people know that the posterior branches of the spinal nerves of the fourth, fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae extend to the back and control the skin and muscles of the upper back. When degenerative changes occur in the cervical spine, if the posterior branches of the spinal nerves of the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae are pulled, back pain will occur. In fact, neck and back pain, upper limb weakness, numbness of fingers, dizziness, nausea, and even blurred vision and difficulty swallowing are all symptoms of cervical spondylosis.

Frozen shoulder can cause shoulder joint pain. As the disease progresses, the pain range will continue to increase, and some patients will experience back pain.

Back pain caused by ankylosing spondylitis

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis will experience chronic generalized or persistent low back pain, tenderness over the spinous processes, stiffness in the back and waist after waking up in the morning, aggravated pain in the back and waist when leaning back, improvement after activity, and easy fatigue after standing or walking for a long time. Patients often present with limited movement of the lower back and waist. Physical examination may reveal tenderness of the lumbar spinous processes and paraspinal muscle spasms. In the later stages, muscle atrophy and even hunchback deformity may occur.

Back pain caused by respiratory system

Many respiratory diseases such as pleural adhesions, lung cancer and tuberculosis may also cause shoulder and back pain, but usually in the back, sides or shoulder blades.

Back pain caused by visceral disease

Gynecological pelvic diseases, prostate diseases, etc. can cause lower back pain. Kidney diseases such as stones, tumors, renal ptosis, pyelonephritis and retroperitoneal diseases such as abscesses and hematomas can cause low back pain. Hepatofemoral and heart diseases can cause back pain.

Back and abdominal exercises are equally important

Gymnastics and stretching exercises can help improve back health. You can do more low-intensity exercises, such as walking and swimming, but butterfly stroke will also put pressure on the back muscles and is not suitable for people with back pain. Weightlifting, basketball, etc. are also not suitable for people with back pain. In addition, when exercising, in addition to focusing on strengthening the back muscles, you should also strengthen your abdominal muscles to provide better support for the back.

Bend your knees when bending or lifting heavy objects

When you bend over, the back is put under the greatest stress. When picking up or lifting something, it is best to bend your knees so that the force is mainly concentrated on the legs rather than the back. In addition, it is best to keep your legs apart, your back straight, and keep the weight as close to your body as possible to reduce back pressure.