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What Causes Sharp Pain In My Shoulder Blade?
I am a 35 year old female with history of Svt. Had a cardiac ablation a year and a half ago. Have frequent skipped beats. Today for a few seconds had sharp pain in my left shoulder blade. My blood pressure was 108/59, is that a normal blood pressure for my age?
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
oh, it's definitely a totally normal blood pressure.
Pain evaluation is tricky without being able to cause it. IF moving the shoulder causes the pain, then it's the shoulder. As a professional I can determine what exact part of the shoulder (joint, tendon, muscle) is involved. A pain shooting from the neck down the shoulder and outward is a pinched nerve (in the neck). Aching in the shoulder associated with cardiac stress (walking/running/emotion/straining/svt) but NOT elicited by moving the shoulder would imply a cardiac origen. With deep breaths eliciting it, a diaphram or even abdominal source can cause shoulder pain.
Pain evaluation is tricky without being able to cause it. IF moving the shoulder causes the pain, then it's the shoulder. As a professional I can determine what exact part of the shoulder (joint, tendon, muscle) is involved. A pain shooting from the neck down the shoulder and outward is a pinched nerve (in the neck). Aching in the shoulder associated with cardiac stress (walking/running/emotion/straining/svt) but NOT elicited by moving the shoulder would imply a cardiac origen. With deep breaths eliciting it, a diaphram or even abdominal source can cause shoulder pain.
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