| Upper back pain is less common but can be | | | | (the trigger point.)What Is Muscular |
| just as painful as lower back or neck pain. | | | | Irritation?If you suffer from muscular |
| The upper back is designed to support the | | | | irritation it is most likely not caused by |
| upper body and neck rather than to twist and | | | | strain or injury but rather from lack of |
| turn. You can get pain in your upper back | | | | activity or poor muscle strength in the |
| from injury or strain or even from lack of | | | | shoulder girdle which connects the scapula to |
| use. Once you have isolated the cause of | | | | the thoracic cavity. Upper back pain in this |
| your upper back pain it will be more easily | | | | case can be alleviated by chiropractic care, |
| treated. The root causes of pain in the | | | | acupuncture, deep muscle massage, physical |
| upper back are muscular irritation and joint | | | | therapy, and strengthening and stretching |
| malfunction. What Is Joint Malfunction?Joint | | | | exercises.Are There Other Causes?A herniated |
| malfunction is most likely caused by strain | | | | or ruptured disk is one of the less commonly |
| or injury to the joints between the ribs and | | | | found causes of upper back pain. Of people |
| the upper back. A chiropractor, an | | | | who come in for a herniated disk treatment |
| osteopathic doctor or a physical therapist | | | | only 1 percent have problems in the upper |
| can manipulate the upper back in order to | | | | back. Another uncommon cause for pain in the |
| loosen and also strengthen those muscles to | | | | upper back is degenerative disk disease. |
| relieve the strain and prevent future injury. | | | | Those who work long hours at the computer or |
| As part of treatment you may also take | | | | at a desk are more likely candidates for |
| anti-inflammatory drugs to cut down on the | | | | upper back pain than the general population. |
| upper back pain. A steroid shot will | | | | Good posture would help to alleviate the |
| probably not be used unless it is injected | | | | problem as well as strengthening exercises. |
| right at the point where the pain initiates | | | | |