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Have Pain Between Shoulder Blades. Feel Pain Reducing When Having Food. Causes And Sure For Symptoms?
I'm a 40 year Male.
I have Upper back pain between the shoulder blades and some times pain in the neck. Sometimes I feel as whenever, I eat something like lunch or dinner etc. the pain vanish for 1-2 hours. The pain usually starts in the morning around 10 to 11 am when I am sitting at my desk in the office.
I went to a physician and he said that you may have cervicle spondylosis. So I'm doing regular neck muscle strengthening exercises for the last two months. It has although improved my conditions but I wonder why this upper back pain between the shoulder blades start usually in the morning around 11 am and vanishes or decreases whenever I have my lunch around 1:30 pm.
I have Upper back pain between the shoulder blades and some times pain in the neck. Sometimes I feel as whenever, I eat something like lunch or dinner etc. the pain vanish for 1-2 hours. The pain usually starts in the morning around 10 to 11 am when I am sitting at my desk in the office.
I went to a physician and he said that you may have cervicle spondylosis. So I'm doing regular neck muscle strengthening exercises for the last two months. It has although improved my conditions but I wonder why this upper back pain between the shoulder blades start usually in the morning around 11 am and vanishes or decreases whenever I have my lunch around 1:30 pm.
Fri, 17 May 2013
Hello & thanks for posting on HCM
Pain between shoulder blades is usually related to gastro esophageal causes - like reflux / ulceration / hiatus hernia.
Your symptoms classically suggest it is related to possible oesophageal ulceration and the pain decreasing after eating is related to gastric acids being used for food digetion at the time rather than acid causing irritation of lining of food pipe.
I suggest a trial of regular antacids - omeprazole/ ranitidine/ gaviscon liq - if pain is due to GE causes these meds taken regularly will relieve it.
Cervical spondylosis will cause neck pain & also difficulty with movements of neck in various directions - it is unlikely to cause pain between shoulder blades - also neck XR confirms the diagnosis.
I hope you find this info helpful
Pain between shoulder blades is usually related to gastro esophageal causes - like reflux / ulceration / hiatus hernia.
Your symptoms classically suggest it is related to possible oesophageal ulceration and the pain decreasing after eating is related to gastric acids being used for food digetion at the time rather than acid causing irritation of lining of food pipe.
I suggest a trial of regular antacids - omeprazole/ ranitidine/ gaviscon liq - if pain is due to GE causes these meds taken regularly will relieve it.
Cervical spondylosis will cause neck pain & also difficulty with movements of neck in various directions - it is unlikely to cause pain between shoulder blades - also neck XR confirms the diagnosis.
I hope you find this info helpful
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