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I Just Self-Diagnosed My Back Pain!

June 10, 2008 - Posted by Kathy

Yes…I haven’t been whining about it, but sheesh…my back still hurts! Tonight I finally decided to google a few things and looky here! Hit it right on the head!

These pains are symptoms, (upper right back pain, pain under shoulder blades pain between shoulder blades), which left untended can cause lost nights of sleep and the sensation of shortness of breath, or the feeling that an anxiety attack is around the corner. Upper right back pain in particular can usually be attributed to one of these key postural strains:

Improper ergonomic setup at the computer-usually a right handed ‘mouser’ has their mouse too far forward or to the side (KEY cause of upper right back pain!)

Yippee! The site I found even gives relief advice:

We find with our clients, the muscles most involved with straining this group in the upper back are the pectoralis muscles. I know, it sounds counter intuitive…my back is hurting, but you are asking me to stretch my chest?? Yes, that’s exactly what will alleviate much of the issues with upper back and neck tension.

We not only suggest, but do ‘pec stretches’ every day. We work with our arms in front of us, ride bikes, hold our daughter…all of which will shorten these muscles. My favorite is in a door way, I put my arm against the door jam and turn away from my arm slightly to get a stretch in my upper chest.

I got up immediately from my laptop and did this and I finally experienced some much-sought relief almost right away. It was amazing!

I am so happy to have found some answers!