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I have this as well.
Constant shoulder blade pain.
http://prettyill.com/forums/viewthread/48/
According to the researchers its – basically faulty shoulder blade positioning and motor control, and relying on rhomboids and levator to stabilize the shoulder blades.
Some have drooping shoulders.
Also, one more question, is the stuff at upcspine.com legitimate? Most doctors and others claim there is no correlation between atlas malposition and symptoms. Yet, I did have the exact symptoms here (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a8/79/59/a8795903f259ed49f315315a53088a9c.jpg), though my neck was rotated to the right and my left side hip is/was sidebent and hike. One PT readjusted my neck (I believe he stretched my SCM on left side and the deep neck flexors restarted) and my symptoms did reduce. My neck appears straighter (as versus before wherein left to right visual imbalance in the front neck muscles was evident). However, rest of my symptoms remain the same. From the PT perspective, it does appear my left sidebending is teh cause of rotation (http://www.rickolderman.com/2015/03/fixing-you-back-pain-2nd-edition-is-here/) but even so, any advice would help. I am but a novice trying to find my own way though all this.
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