Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment & Scapular Pain: Anatomy, Diagnosis & Ultrasound-Guided Treatment

Описание: Struggling with interscapular pain, burning between the shoulder blades, or unexplained scapular discomfort?
In this video, Dr. Amod Manocha discusses a fascinating real-life case of a patient withb interscapular pain and explains how the often-overlooked dorsal scapular nerve can be the hidden cause.

👉 For Doctors, Pain Fellows & Healthcare Professionals:
Learn how to recognize dorsal scapular nerve entrapment
Differential diagnosis: myofascial pain, costo-vertebral/costo-transverse joints, cervical facets
Clinical features: burning pain, scapular winging, rhomboid/levator weakness
Imaging pearls & pitfalls (MRI, EMG, electrophysiological studies)
Ultrasound-guided approach & how to avoid nerve injury during interscalene blocks

👉 For Patients:
Understand why your shoulder blade or upper back pain may not improve with routine physiotherapy or medications
Know the red flags and when to ask your doctor about nerve-related pain
Discover how targeted diagnostic nerve blocks can help find the exact source of pain

This session is part of STEP (Specialist Training in Evidence-based Pain), aimed at breaking barriers in pain education.

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Clinical takeaways (short):
• DSN most commonly arises from the C5 ventral ramus and supplies levator scapulae + rhomboids. NCBI
• The nerve usually pierces the middle scalene — a frequent site of entrapment. Kenhub
• Suspicious presentations: medial border scapular pain, burning/itching, inferomedial scapular prominence or weakness — consider EMG/electrophysiology and targeted diagnostic block.
PMC
• Be cautious during interscalene approaches — DSN (and long thoracic) can lie in the needle path; use US + stimulator to avoid injury. PMC

• If you’re a patient, call the clinic number above — we’ll guide you.

TIMESTAMPS/CHAPTERS
0:00 – Dorsal Scapular Nerve Pain Overview
0:27 – Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment Case Report
1:28 – Diagnostic Workup for Dorsal Scapular Nerve Pain
2:20 – Differential Diagnosis of Medial Scapular Pain
4:11 – Dorsal Scapular Nerve Anatomy
7:07 – Clinical Presentation of Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment
12:36 – Ultrasound Sonoanatomy of Dorsal Scapular Nerve
13:38 – Key Diagnostic and Treatment Points for Dorsal Scapular Nerve Pain

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About the Doctor: He is currently working at the International Pain Centre (https://internationalpaincentre.com), Delhi as the Head of Pain Management Services. He is trained as a Pain Management Specialist and an Anaesthetist in the UK. He has over 13 years of work experience in the UK including working as a Chronic Pain Consultant in many UK hospitals. Dr. Manocha believes in a multidisciplinary approach and providing evidence-based treatments at par with international standards. He is committed to providing quality care and believes in building a long-term relationship with patients based on honest communication and keeping their interests foremost.

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