"My back feels tight and is always heavy and dull.""It hurts inside my shoulder blades.""Even if I massage my back, the pain ...

Shoulder blade pain can be caused by muscle strain, rotator cuff tears, or joint conditions like osteoarthritis. Symptoms of shoulder blade pain include dull, sharp, or burning pain, weakness, and a ...

When instructed to "pull your shoulder blades together," you try to squeeze them inward just as you were told. However, a few ...

The prevalence of shoulder pain tends to increase and become more severe as we age - especially for folks in their 50’s and beyond. When people complain of shoulder pain - it can manifest in a lot of ...

Rotator cuff tendinopathy is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain that we see in the clinic, particularly with ...

QUICK, STAND UP and reach your arm overhead. Does your back arch as you do this? Does your chest puff out like a cartoon ...

Imagine Batman without Robin, Tom without Jerry, and Key without Peele. It just can’t work, right? That’s a lot like the relationship your shoulder has with your shoulder blade. Sure, the shoulder ...

A pinched nerve in a shoulder blade is a common, but temporary condition that can be very painful and cause a lot of discomfort. A pinched nerve happens when too much pressure is applied to the tissue ...

One of the most important things I do while assessing patients with musculoskeletal pain is determining their exact location of symptoms. While this seems like a simple inquiry, it requires several ...