The chow is an Arctic-type dog, powerful, squarely built and sturdy with heavy bone and strong muscular development. It is a breed suited for a number of tasks, rather than specializing in one, and its build reflects its ability to hunt, herd, pull and protect.he chow is an Arctic-type dog, powerful, squarely built and sturdy with heavy bone and strong muscular development. It is a breed suited for a number of tasks, rather than specializing in one, and its build reflects its ability to hunt, herd, pull and protect.
Muscle conditions such as rotator cuff tears may also cause pain in this region. Disc disease â Compression of nerves in the neck by collapsed or displaced discs may result in referred pain to the shoulder blades. With disc disease, you may have pain in your neck or numbness and tingling down your arm into your hands.
View Article Summary. There is a reason for the painful knots you have in your back near your shoulder blades. Most often the reason is that you have muscles pulling on your shoulder blade. That, in turn, causes your shoulder blade to pull on the other muscles nearby. The muscles that are being pulled on become taut (taut is a kind of tightness or spasm) to protect themselves. That tautness is the knot or muscle spasm or contraction that you feel.