Chronic Upper Back Pain—Causes and Treatment

Posted: Jan 09, 2010 |Comments: 0 | Views: 482 |

backpain-woman-couch.jpgUpper back pain should not be taken lightly. If it persists longer than twelve weeks, it tends to become chronic.   It is generally caused by injuries in the back muscles, spinal arthritis and degeneration of back bones.  Chronic upper back pain requires expert medical attention.

Treatment

This pain may require a combination of several therapies targeted at the individual requirements of the patient. Some of these therapies are:

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy addresses the underlying causes of the chronic upper back pain and restores a pain-free movement of the back bones and muscles. It makes the patient unlearn the bad postures acquired over the years and learn the good postures.
Physical therapy involves passive and active treatment.

 Passive treatment is so called because it does not require the active participation of the patient. Passive therapy includes deep tissue massage, hot and cold treatment and electrical nerve stimulation.

Active treatment involves various exercises to promote the flexibility and strength of muscles, movement of the joints especially of the thoracic spine if they are the cause of the upper back pain.

Psychosomatic treatment

Upper back pain can sometimes become very acute and cause deep frustration, fear and emotional pain. Patients easily fall for new promises of successful treatment and when their expectations are belied, they suffer psychologically as well physically.

Psychosomatic treatment involves training in deep breathing, meditation, relaxation, positive thinking, concentration and visualization techniques. It helps the patient to take his focus off the pain, which   relieves mental tension as well as the pain in the muscles.

Surgery

In case the conventional therapies fail, the patient may be advised surgery. For that the doctor usually arranges blood tests to diagnose the actual cause of the pain. He may also recommend CT(Computerized Tomography) or MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan to reveal the state of muscles and other soft structures in the spinal area.

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