Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition associated with widespread muscle and tissue pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Pain between the shoulder blades is a common complaint among people living with fibromyalgia.
What surprises many people is that certain digestive and abdominal disorders can also create pain that feels as though it is coming directly from the shoulder blades.
Gallstones
Gallstones commonly cause severe pain in the upper right abdomen. However, the discomfort may also radiate into the right shoulder blade or between the shoulder blades.
Liver Disease
Liver conditions can produce referred pain in the right shoulder blade along with symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, fatigue, and yellowing of the skin or eyes.
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas may cause pain beneath the left shoulder blade. Additional symptoms often include nausea, vomiting, bloating, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain that may radiate into the back or chest.
