Upper back pain conditions are relatively common and the duration is generally shorter than, for example, lower back pain.
Commonly, middle back/upper back pains are caused by muscle stiffness, muscle cramps, or joint dysfunction.
Most middle back pains are of good quality in nature, although the pain can be remarkably severe. The pain can also radiate to the side or even to the side of the chest in a point-like form. With chest pains, it is always worthwhile to clarify the ailment first with a doctor.
There are many tissues that can be involved in creating pain, but the most common of these are the joint structures of the middle back, the intervertebral discs and the muscles that go along the wrist. Bulges of the intervertebral discs in the thoracic spine are not as common as in the lower back or neck, but in some places they also occur. They commonly cause a clear radiant pain transversely from the back to the chest. Similarly, shingles can sometimes also occur, although often with a rash.
However, the most common mid-back ailment is muscle stiffness / jamming, as well as a facet or vertebral lock called in the vernacular. A similar jam or facet lock may cause mild radiation locally in the back and shoulder blade area, but in some places also radiating pain to the sides, shoulders or chest. Sometimes a similar back injury can also make it difficult to turn the head and create whistling pain in the area of the shoulder blades, in that case the head is trying to turn.
Most commonly, when a back problem is relieved, the potentially stabbing pain in the chest is also relieved. In some places, this stabbing pain may be felt, for example, on inhalation. It is important that chest and abdominal pains are clarified primarily by a doctor.
