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Acute Upper Back Pain

Acute upper back pain is most commonly due to a muscular back injury. The upper back is incredibly sturdy and does not experience the same motion related injuries and degeneration common in the lumbar and cervical regions. Upper back pain can still be a big problem for a patient and can limit their upper body functionality to a large degree.


Acute Upper Back Pain


Acute Upper Back Pain Causes

Upper back symptoms can be the result of a herniated disc problem or arthritic change, but these scenarios are not common. These conditions are often blamed for creating acute and chronic back pain, but are seldom the real causation of symptoms. Muscular pain is common in the upper back due to injury, overuse or psychosomatic process. Acute pain that lasts and lasts despite a variety of attempted treatments is almost always psychogenic.

Acute Thoracic Back Pain Treatments

Heat and ice are wonderful conservative treatments for muscular back pain. Try not to use prescription pain killers if the pain is tolerable. These drugs have powerful side effects that are far worse for the body than moderate back pain. Do not rush towards any drastic or invasive treatment for severe upper back pain. Most back surgeries are not necessary and show poor results for correcting long standing pain conditions.

Recommendation on Acute Upper Back Pain

I suffered from occasional moderate upper back muscle pain during my 18 year battle with agonizing lower back pain. I never let this thoracic pain really get to me, so it did not last long. I wish my horrible lumbar back pain followed this same path…

I know that upper back pain can be very limiting. It can affect the movement of your neck, head, arms and shoulders and can be an instigator for anxiety and headaches. Try to relax and think clearly when it comes to your pain. Do not let the pain boss you around. The only difference between temporary acute pain and long term chronic suffering is the ability to recover and put the pain behind you. Make sure that you do this so that there is no chance for a psychosomatic pain syndrome to perpetuate the symptoms far into your future. Upper back pain is rarely serious even though it might feel severe. Take it one day at a time and let your mind and body heal you. Do not make more of the pain than truly exists and it will be short lived. Worry and obsess over it and you might just have a new worst enemy living in your spine for years…

Acute Upper Back Pain to Lower Back Pain Home
12/31/07 Revised 5/19/08


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