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Upper back pain is not as common as the lower back pain. But pain is pain. When the pain process starts, it is unbearable. The two common identified causes of upper back pain are:1. Muscular irritation (also known as myofascial pain) 2. Joint dysfunction.
There can be many other causes— injury, accidents, upper disc
displacement and many more.
There is a great deal of stability and less motion in
the upper back, which is thoracic spine region. So, spinal disorders are
not very common. Conditions like herniated disc, spinal stenosis,
degenerative disc disease and spinal disability can cause upper back
pain, but such cases are few.
This being the case, it is difficult to
identify the causes for the upper back pain, precisely. Even an MRI Scan
or CT Scan will not be of much help. So, it is not easy for the doctor
to find a surgical solution, if the pain persists for a long period.
Modern amenities are not without the accompanying problems. A poor
posture over a period of time creates strain in a particular region and
that region happens to be your upper back, in case you are a computer
operator and work throughout the day in front of your PC. Neck pain and
shoulder pain are the comrades -in arms -of the upper back pain.
Here are some more causes of upper back pain:
1. Lack
of strength in the particular region.
2. Injuries and damage to the muscles of the region caused through
repetitive motions i.e. working in a particular machine in a particular
manner. Take for example, hand molding machines. On an average a person
does 1500 hand-operated motions in a working schedule of 8 hours.
3. Muscle strains and sports injuries.
Here again. You have to understand your back pain. With
the nature of your work known to you, identify the area of your upper
back, which is mostly strained. Do such yoga asanas, which help to ease
the stress in that area. Do regular oil massage. If this is done in a
systematic manner, there would not be any cause for the upper back pain
to happen.
Because upper back is a big area, and also 'muscle junction', you have
to adapt to a system of doing several stretching and strengthening
exercises.
If you get the upper back pain, do not panic. Avoid
hard medications and painkillers at any cost. Even best of the
hospitals, the renowned specialists, have understood the virtue of
physio-therapy. Follow it now, for your suffering is due to your past
failings and negligence!
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