What causes numbness in the scapula

There are several common causes of numbness in the scapula: First, local trauma, direct violence or serious injury to local muscles may lead to significant swelling, nerve endings stimulated by pressure can cause conduction dysfunction, the patient will show local numbness in the scapula, after cold compress treatment and blood activation drugs, such as Hu Li San capsule treatment, numbness symptoms will soon disappear completely. Second, cervical disc herniation or cervical spondylosis, can stimulate or compress the nerve root, so that the scapula local numbness, sometimes accompanied by local muscle atrophy, upper limb activities and cervical spine activities will be affected, serious muscle atrophy will occur. Therefore, after the symptoms of scapular numbness appear, early diagnosis and early treatment should be made to avoid serious adverse consequences, which may affect the life and work of patients.