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Middle Back Pain:What is it - and how does it arise?"Middle back pain is a common complaint where the
ligaments, joints and muscles are put under excess pressure due to a poor
sitting posture or lifting technique."
This is a common complaint where the ligaments, joints and muscles of your mid back are put under excess pressure due to a poor sitting posture. When your mid back is placed on stretch for an excess length of time - or repetitively over time - it will eventually become strained and cause pain. I often ask my clients to stretch their little finger backwards with pressure for one minute - which illustrates the pain that comes from this type of straining. The most common middle back pain I see in my physiotherapy practice is pain and stiffness felt between the shoulder blades due to:
If you stretch your back for too long it will feel pain. If you release the earlier stretch from your your finger, the pain will immediately disappear - but if you continue to do it on a regular basis you will eventually continue to feel pain after the stretch has been released. This is similar in your back. This is an example of the thin line between developing injury and remaining injury-free. Do you get sudden pain in your middle back when lifting objects? Commonly I see this strain on the middle back resulting from a poor lifting technique. Keeping your back straight and bending your knees will help prevent and control this injury. Finally, middle back pain can also be a referred pain arising from your neck, which can be confusing as there may be no pain present in the neck. In all cases, I recommend that you receive a correct diagnosis for your middle back pain so that the correct course of treatment can be taken. Back from Middle Back Pain to Back Pain Relief Homepage. |
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