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The 3 Diagnostic Categories of Shoulder Blade Pain
That knot under your shoulder blade may not be a muscle.
Dr. Sebastian Gonzales and Dawne cover the three diagnostic categories behind most shoulder and shoulder blade pain, internal, around the joint, and referred from the neck, with a first-aid move for each. 26 minutes, free.
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Who this is for
Does this sound like you?
- There is one spot between your spine and shoulder blade you want someone to dig out with a lacrosse ball.
- Your shoulder pinches at one point when you reach overhead, or sleeping on that side wakes you.
- Your upper trap, rhomboid, or levator feels tight no matter how much you stretch or get it massaged.
- You have been told it is posture, a rib out of place, or a tight rhomboid, and nothing has stuck.
What you will learn
Three categories, one first-aid move each
- Internal: what impingement and labral irritation feel like in the shoulder itself, and the heavy head position that unloads the area under the AC joint.
- Around the joint: why the tight upper trap, rhomboid, or levator is a load-sharing problem, why “overuse” is the wrong word, and the low bear exercise that gets the shoulder blade muscles working together.
- Referred: how a neck nerve can send pain into the shoulder blade, upper trap, elbow, or fingers without any neck pain, and why turning your head changes a knot the rhomboid could not.
- Why nerves hate stretching, and why “just stop stretching” sometimes helps more than anything.
- Where massage, adjustments, ice, heat, and injections fit, and what they cannot do.
- The MAP a Load framework: modify pain, activate support, pattern movement, add load, so the relief lasts.
Real results
From people who have been where you are
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5
“Sebastian and his team were amazing at helping me pinpoint and resolve the pain under my shoulder blade. Their expertise and ability to identify the root cause made all the difference, and the treatment plan they provided brought quick, noticeable results.”
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