Could be mechanical (rib out, muscular etc). Also, pains that occur under the shoulder blade may signal a warning that the pain is not in the shoulder itself, but can be related to a pain from one of the organs in the body. Pain under the left shoulder blade can be a signal that there is a problem with the stomach or other abdominal structures (ulcers, pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy) or in the chest (myocardial infarction [heart attack], pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, aortic dissection). Pain under the right shoulder blade can be a signal of a gall-bladder inflammation or gallstones. Or it can relate to liver disease, or a problem with the duodenum. Go to a chiropractor or your family doctor and get checked out.
Posted By doc4bax on February 14, 2008 at 14:53:37:
In Reply to: Pain under left shoulder blade
posted by Carrie Yeager on February 07, 2008 at 16:00:06:
