winged shoulder - anyone?

[Sabbynal]

Have any of you experienced shoulder winging after surgery. My scapula is about 5 fingers away from my spine.

[AlishaNiven]

I had exactly the same problem on my right side, so badly that I couldn't lift anything or lie on my right side. It was excruciating and affected other muscles as well.

It took a lot of Physio and a lot of stretching, I asked my Physio this morning and she says it sometimes happens due to muscle weakness - this happend for me after Surgery and only 7 weeks post op are my scapula starting to even out and not be so winged anymore.

The sooner you can start stretching the better!

[scrambledegg]

I have a winged scapula!  I came across your blog on Med Help and it sounds exactly like me.  I am 63 and had a hysterectomy Sept 8th (2014).  Since then my shoulders began to hurt the muscles, bones and nerves, especially my right shoulder.  Now it is winging out! ...again.
     When I was 23 I lived in Mexico.  I began having this same pain in one shoulder.  Suddenly my shoulder was winging out!  I could not lift my arm past my shoulder without tremendous pain.  I drove from Monterrey to Houston by myself to see a nerve specialist.  He told me a virus had eaten away at the nerve that goes to my scapula.  He said, because I was young and healthy it would probably grow back.  And it did...after about 6 months I began to be able to use those muscles again, gradually.

[selmaS]

  Hi, I have heard of this happening, I do not have this issue, and I am not sure y the muscles r  contracting so tight ...as I am sure that is what is causing  it....have u tried a massage?

Or PT for just that area?

  May I ask, what has ur NS said about this?

  "selma"

[jenniferk86]

what would winged shoulder be? and what is the scapula? you seem way too smart for me lol....