| Neck pain and pain radiating down the shoulder blades or arm sounds like herniated disk. I'm just coming off two months inactivity due to two of them. I read up on it and it oftens happens to weightlifters. If you want to be sure and the pain is still there, get an MRI. Of course, the medical press says a lot of people have herniated disks and never know it. If you get numbness in the fingers or lose your balance, then you should definitely see a doctor as there can be nerve damage. Otherwise, it generally clears itself up over time. But it sucks! |