Numbness of the back between the shoulder blades is a common occurrence. Many consider this inconvenience insignificant. But it turns out that numbness of the back between the shoulder blades  is a consequence of many different diseases of the spine.

The shoulder girdle periarthritis. Periarthritis is a disease that causes inflammation in the periarticular tissues of the large joints. Ligaments, capsules, tendons are affected. The disease occurs, as a rule, in people of elderly or middle age. Peripheral periarthritis - the development of inflammatory processes in the shoulder tendons, capsules shoulder joint. The disease occurs quite often. Men and women are equally likely to get sick. The development of the disease begins, as a rule, after a strong blow, a shoulder injury, a fall on an outstretched arm.
  The disease can manifest in several forms. If sick with periarthritis  complains of symptoms expressed by pain in the shoulder joint when moving hands for a long time, this can easily indicate a specific form of a chronic condition of the ailment.

There is also a mild form of the disease - simple periarthritis of the shoulder joint. She will have these symptoms.

Simple form:

• mild pain in the shoulder. They appear exclusively during specific hand movements;
• feeling of limited movement in the joint. It is impossible to bring the hand back well behind your back, pull it up, touch the spine with your knuckles;
• strong painful sensations will be accompanied by attempts to raise the arms upward or to rotate with a straight arm around the axis, overcoming resistance.

Spondyloarthrosis is a disease of small vertebral joints. As a result, degeneration develops in the facet joints of the spine. The facet joints themselves are placed between the vertebrae, connecting the vertebral arches to each other. In addition, these joints have nerve endings, so the back starts to go numb and hurt. The articular capsule forms something like a bag, in which the synovial fluid is located. This fluid performs the task of lubrication in the work of all joints.

Spondyloarthrosis  - This is one of the most important causes of back pain. There are such main symptoms:
  when painful manifestations practically do not stop, it means that you should immediately consult a doctor;
  numbness occurs in that part of the spine, where there are prerequisites for the development of spondylarthrosis;
  pains almost never go to other parts of the body;
  pains are formed when changing the position of the body from a calm state to movement, after sleep;
  there are marked swelling in the area of ​​spondyloarthrosis;
  feeling of stiffness in the lower back, which passes after physical activity.

Diagnosis and treatment of numbness in, under or near the scapula

Enough informative, modern and safe method in diagnosis various diseases  spine, the entire musculoskeletal system is ultrasound sonography or ultrasound diagnosis method.

Sonography allows you to conduct a study of the state intervertebral discs, to establish the presence of osteochondrosis, hernia,

If the numbness of the left hand is accompanied by subcutaneous goosebumps, then there is nothing to fear. Such a problem does not pose a threat. It occurs due to circulatory disorders, which appear due to a long lying on the left hand. In this case, you need to shake it and make some energetic rotations. Then massage the muscles, blood vessels and skin of the hand.

Common causes of left hand numbness

Neuritis of the ulnar nerve is a very common cause of numbness in the left hand. It arises from the fact that a person used to constantly use his elbow on the table while working at a computer. To be sure that it is in neuritis, you should watch your condition. If numb sometimes left hand, and sometimes only the little finger and ring finger on it, then it is in this particular disease. To get rid of him during the work you need to use both hands at once.

Paresthesia of the left limb, accompanied by tingling in the fingers, indicates the presence of heart problems. This is usually a symptom of a stroke or heart attack that will occur soon. Here you need to immediately call the ambulance to avoid negative consequences. After all, a heart attack or stroke can lead to further hemorrhage in the brain.

Osteochondrosis often causes numbness of the left hand. Such a disease in the modern world is very common. It is subject to mandatory treatment, as it can lead to serious consequences: poor passage spinal cord, clamping of the nerve roots, deformation of the intervertebral discs, severe and not passing pain.

Numbness of the left hand often occurs due to the long carrying on the shoulder of a backpack or bag, filled with heavy things. If this sensation is observed in cold weather, then this indicates a narrowing of the arteries. There is no need to worry, coming to a warm room, the numbness of the hand will pass.

Rare causes of numbness in the left hand

The ladder muscle syndrome causes a loss of sensation in the left limb. It results from the compression of the subclavian artery and the lower roots present in the brachial plexus. Such a syndrome is accompanied not only by numbness of the hand, but also by tingling and severe pain in it.

Among the rare causes of loss of sensitivity in the left extremity, the following can be singled out: a ganglion cyst, neuralgia of the brachial plexus, plexopathy, injury to the scapula or wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome.

A dumb back between the shoulder blades may be due to various diseases of the spine and not only. The most common cause becomes. This is a rare disease, a person has more cervical or lumbar osteochondrosis. This is explained by the fact that the thoracic region is almost immobile, most of the load falls on the region of the ribs, the sternum, so the kyphosis of the thoracic spine develops.

Symptoms accompanying numbness of the back between the shoulder blades

• Severe pain in the chest area, it increases when a person breathes, also during movement. Pain sensations  most often shingles.
• There is a feeling that crawling goosebumps in the chest.
• Attacks of pain, which are localized in the area of ​​the liver, stomach, heart.

Numbness between the shoulder blades due to kyphosis

Pathology is characterized by a curvature of the upper spine, it is more than a normal bend. As a result, a hump may appear. Often kyphosis is characteristic of the thoracic spine. Rarely observed cervical or lumbar.

In childhood, physiological kyphosis can form, pathological is observed in an adult. In older people, kyphosis is greatly aggravated. The main complaints of kyphosis include numbness and unbearable pain between the shoulder blades.

Kyphoscoliosis and interscapular numbness

When the spine is properly formed, there are 4 small bends in it, they are needed to reduce the load when running, walking. In that case, if the bend increases, this is already a pathology. When the patient complains of numbness between the shoulder blades, the treating doctor notices several distortions at once. In this situation, kyphoscoliosis of the thoracic spine can be diagnosed. The disease is orthopedic, indicates vertebral deformity. With it, besides the numbness of the back, the head may be very dizzy, shortness of breath, general malaise, and a person slouching.

Peripheral periarthritis as a cause of numbness in the back

This disease often provokes inflammatory process  in the tissues of the joints. Inflammation affects the ligaments, tendons, and capsules. The disease is typical for older people. The shoulder girdle periarthritis occurs when inflammation occurs in the tendons. This is a frequent illness. It occurs in both women and men. The disease develops when a person hits hard, injures his shoulder, falls on his arm.

Pay attention to the form. When a long time bother severe pain  and numbness in the area between the shoulder blades when the arms move, this indicates a chronic form of the disease.

The mild form of the humeroscapular periarthritis is characterized by:

• Slight pain in the interscapular region. They occur when a person begins to move his arms.
• Restriction in the joints. A person can not normally make a hand back, pull it up, fingers touch the area of ​​the spine.
• Severe pain when raising hands up.

Interlaminar numbness due to spondylarthrosis

The disease is characterized by damage to the small joints of the spine. When it occurs, degenerative processes are observed, facet joints are affected. The back hurts and goes numb, because nerves are on the facet joints. The joint capsule forms a bag with synovial fluid.

Spondyloarthrosis is common cause  numbness of the back, with it:

• Pain does not disappear for a long time.
• Numbness is observed in the place where the disease is actively developing.
• The pain gives to other parts of the body.
• Unpleasant sensations become aggravated when a person changes the position of the body, rises sharply.
• Swollen area.
• Feels stiff in the lumbar region, passes after exercise.

Other causes of numbness between the shoulder blades

If you experience pain and numbness while breathing in, most likely you have. It appears in the form of encircling and shooting pain. Increases when a person takes a deep breath, sharply turns the body. When the body temperature rises, you can suspect shingles. On the skin there is a large number of small bubbles, inside which there is a clear liquid.

Sometimes numbness between the shoulder blades indicates a serious lung disease. In this situation, pain and numbness occur when a person inhales the air, then the body temperature rises, appears coughing, the person weakens, quickly gets tired. Sometimes the patient is very sick, his appetite is gone. When pain sensations  and numbness does not disappear for a long time, most of all are felt on the right side, most likely you have a diaphragmatic abscess.

Diagnosis and treatment of numbness of the back

Ultrasound sonography, ultrasound is a modern diagnostic method. Sonography provides the opportunity to fully explore intervertebral discs, find out if there is a hernia, osteochondrosis, protrusion. Also carefully examine the tendons, tissues, joints, ligaments, muscles. In case of numbness, it is necessary to consult a neurologist, a vertebrologist, a traumatologist, an orthopedist. Additionally, a blood test, blood vessels, surgeries of the spine, MRI.

Relieve condition will help physical therapy, manual therapy. With the help of treatment methods, you can restore the thoracic spine, improve blood circulation in it, relax the area chest. Please note, manual therapy can only be carried out by a professional, otherwise you can further complicate the disease.

Thus, the back is numb most often due to diseases of the spine. The more the disease progresses, the more uncomfortable the sensations appear in the patient. If the numbness between the shoulder blades does not go away for a long time, no need to endure, immediately contact a vertebrologist. He will advise you, prescribe the necessary course of examination, then effective treatment. Sometimes discomfort  may indicate a pathological process during internal organs, pay attention to all associated symptoms.