title: Scapulocostal syndrome: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: The scapulocostal syndrome is an often encountered yet infrequently diagnosed cause of back and/or shoulder pain. Results of examination and treatment in the three cases described point out the necessary differential diagnosis to effectively screen these groups of patients from among those with more complex diseases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012540:Scapula; D013577:Syndrome