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9 paź 2023 · Unveiling dorsal scapular nerve entrapment. Understand the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for upper back and shoulder blade pain. Upper to mid-back or shoulder blade pain is a common presentation to sports doctors or physiotherapists.
Learn about the anatomy, function, and clinical relevance of the dorsal scapular nerve, a branch of the brachial plexus that innervates the upper back muscles. Find out how to assess and treat dorsal scapular nerve injury, entrapment, and block.
Dorsal scapular nerve (DSN) neuropathy has been a rarely thought of differential diagnosis for mid scapular, upper to mid back and costovertebral pain. These are common conditions presenting to chiropractic, physiotherapy, massage therapy and medical offices.
The dorsal scapular nerve is a branch of the brachial plexus, usually derived from the ventral ramus of cervical nerve C5. It provides motor innervation to the rhomboid major muscle, rhomboid minor muscle, and levator scapulae muscle. Dorsal scapular nerve syndrome can cause a winged scapula, with pain and limited motion.
The winged scapula caused by an injury of the dorsal scapular nerve appears as a prominence of the inferior angle with lateral rotation. The scapula is translocated laterally as a whole. These findings are accentuated when a patient elevates the affected arm overhead.
30 lip 2023 · The dorsal scapular artery (DSA) follows the dorsal scapular nerve to provide blood to the trapezius, levator scapulae, and rhomboid muscles. The DSA commonly spirals around the DSN as it runs medial to the scapula and anterior to the rhomboid muscles.
22 sty 2023 · Learn how to evaluate and treat dorsal scapular nerve entrapment, a common cause of upper thoracic pain and scapular winging. Find out the anatomy, mechanisms, clinical tests, and interventions for this nerve injury.
