It doesn't happen regularly but every now and again, sometimes as rare as twice a year I get this horrible sharp pain in my upper back going from my shoulders to about the middle of my back. It feels like someone is squeezing me in a vice. It is painful for about 15 minutes and then it goes away as suddenly as it came??
2006-08-20 10:55:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
many things it can be from stress from sleeping wrong to a neck or back vertebrae out of place to fibromyalgia so i would go to a chiropractor as he knows the statue of the back and takes xrays then go from there.. it sounds like a tension upper rhomboid that muscle and tendons tighten so bad u are limited in movement go to him and then he will suggest more tests or diagnose u and perhaps prescribe massages and exercising as well- spasms are no fun
2006-08-20 11:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by gypsygirl731 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you injure your back or neck one time? do you sit in one posistion poorly for long periods of time over a span of time? alot of time relationships there.
redundancy can be a factor, pain coming from poor situations like bad seats, sitting before the computer.... laying wrong in bed, bad posture.
have you been in an accident? twisted your back or neck? maybe you sprained something and hadn't had it looked after properly?
see a chiropractor and he displaced a disc or ruptured a joint?
you do sports often?
pinched nerve? that could be another problem.
i have this from time to time, mine comes from sitting way too many hours with the computer, but that's how i get paid too bad. i correct it by exercise and sleeping on a futon. somehow it works.
have a doctor look at it. and if they say see a chiropractor, do try to find one that has a good reputation. too many of them suckers will make a bad situation worse!
ever get someone to massage those areas around your affect region?
ever soak in a sauna with jets?
it may be either a sprain or a pinched nerve.. hate to think it's a slipped disk but... ???
do think about it.. and remember maximize your alternatives, don't just go with who says what, examine each specialist and good luck. (in case you really need to see a doctor and get that looked after)
remember there's many doctors out there just don't settle for one's opinion and reference.
talk to friends and others who have this problem too see what it is they've done if anything.. and collect information on their suggestions to who they were referred to and went to...
and remember if they're still in alot of pain or they aren't happy with whom they went to about their problems... don't see their doctors. :D
good luck.
oh i forgot along with exersize if you can stand it... stretching is a good idea.. but see a doc if it's real bad!
yoga has helped some and so has pilates.
some, not all.
be careful.
2006-08-20 18:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
See a chiropractor if you think it might help. Some people experience that kind of pain in the solar plexis. Heat and rest usually help. Good luck.
2006-08-20 18:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's your friend stabbing you in the back...lol...
seriously, I don't know what that could be, but if it's painful enough to make you worry then you should see a doc.
2006-08-20 18:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by mdel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weird, sometimes i get that too but its only if i eat food and it goes down the rong pipe
2006-08-20 18:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by frogxlegs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could have something seriously wrong. talk to your doctor about getting some xrays done.
2006-08-20 18:01:01 · answer #6 · answered by sb_lovesyou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a smoker? If so, that's your lungs crying to you.
2006-08-20 18:01:13 · answer #7 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋