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What Causes Pain Between Shoulder Blades?

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Posted on Mon, 7 Apr 2014
Question: hello im going to explain t his the best way i can. I do have a doctor appoint but this is not till next week.. Im having pain between my shoulder blades and last night the pain is there but has moved to around the lower area of my back toward the sides and my stomach is aching just above the ovary area. when i push in the area of should blades i get sick to my stomach. Me getting sick to my stomach has been going on for days. Im not pregnant.
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Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (59 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Description below Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. The pains that you have described are likely to be due to a muscular spasm . Taking mild stretching exercise will be helpful. You can do a hot fomentation and apply a local analgesic gel on the area to relieve the spasm Other possibility of pain could be due to Gastritis(Inflammation of the stomach). I advise would be to avoid spicy and greasy food. Prescribe proton pump inhibitors like omeprazole. A gastroscopy will help in the diagnosis. I would advise you to have a proper medical examination done, and if necessary, relevant investigations done, in order to ascertain the exact cause of your problem. Till you see a doctor, drink plenty of water, take rest and don't exert yourself. If the pain is severe, you can take an pain killer like Ibuprofen (Advil) for the time being. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Saurabh Gupta (5 minutes later)
Thank you for your reply. I have a question 3 weeks ago i had an EKG and Stress test and both were normal and fine. So with what im feeling now this could not have anything to do with the heart?
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Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer: You are feeling correct. Detailed Answer: Hello mam, It's nice to hear from you. You are feeling correct. This could not have anything to do with the heart. I hope you have got your answer. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Pain Between Shoulder Blades?

Brief Answer: Description below Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. The pains that you have described are likely to be due to a muscular spasm . Taking mild stretching exercise will be helpful. You can do a hot fomentation and apply a local analgesic gel on the area to relieve the spasm Other possibility of pain could be due to Gastritis(Inflammation of the stomach). I advise would be to avoid spicy and greasy food. Prescribe proton pump inhibitors like omeprazole. A gastroscopy will help in the diagnosis. I would advise you to have a proper medical examination done, and if necessary, relevant investigations done, in order to ascertain the exact cause of your problem. Till you see a doctor, drink plenty of water, take rest and don't exert yourself. If the pain is severe, you can take an pain killer like Ibuprofen (Advil) for the time being. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care