After a thorough examination to rule out the cervical and thoracic spine, what you have left is sharp, localized qi stagnation of the soft tissues causing the “rhomboid pain.” If it’s not the C or T spine causing the problem, then what could be causing this tissue issue? It can be a bunch of different reasons such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, poor posture, muscle imbalances, trauma, deconditioning, overuse, etc.
Daun Jeong, MD, KMD
Dr. Daun Jeong is a Korean Medical Doctor and an NCCAOM licensed acupuncturist, who had suffered low back pain since teenage with congenital spondylolisthesis. He has passed internship and residency for 4 years at the National Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. He owned a private clinic focusing on pain for 6 years and wrote a book 'Systematic Acupuncture for back pain', based on his experience as a patient and an acupuncture practitioner.