What causes sharp, shooting pain between shoulder blades?
Patient: for about the last 2 to 3 weeks i have been having very sharp painful pains shooting thru between my shoulder blades.I had thought i twisted or turned wrong and it would heal itself.. but it is still with me and hasnt got better, it isnt constant but very frequent Doctor: Hi,  It looks like a nerve root entrapment in the cervical spine and an MRI is suggested. Using cervical collar, doing hot water fermentation, strengthening exercises for neck and inter-scapular muscles along with shoulder stabilization exercises should help reduce the symptoms or pain in the shoulder blades and also the radiating symptoms.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist