Heart palpitations are a sudden awareness of your heart racing or pounding even though you may have been relaxing and not been doing anything strenuous. It may feel like your heart skipped an extra few beats, a flutter, or a heartbeat that just feels odd. You can feel these palpitations in your neck, [...]

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At one time upper back pain was not as common as lower back pain but nowadays more people than ever are complaining about their upper back, shoulders and neck causing them pain. The neck and upper back is the most complex of all the body areas. Upper back pain exhibits many of the [...]

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An injured upper back or thoracic back caused by stress, overwork, trauma, irritated muscles, lack of back strength, and poor posture can cause you from mild to severe pain and effect the way you live your life. Some people try to ignore their back pain and continue doing the things they normally do until [...]

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When people experience upper back pain, many believe that any type of movement or exercise will aggravate their condition making the pain worse, so they choose bed rest or a minimum amount of movement. The truth is that upper back pain exercise and movement often helps reduce pain faster because they are a natural [...]

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Posture or improving it is not something most people notice or even think about until upper back pain causes them to slow down and realize that their bad posture is causing the problem. Everyone has heard or been told that slouching results in a round back or that they should stand up straight because [...]

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Often called thoracic pain or middle back pain, people experience upper back pain between the top of their lumbar spine and the base of their neck. A person’s upper spine is very stable and strong because it has to support their upper body weight. It also anchors the rib cage stably and firmly, [...]

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A person that is normally in excellent health may suddenly feel a skipped heart beat with upper back pain. A large variety of things could cause skipped heart beat with upper back pain and people will be surprised to learn that it is far more common than they think. Upper back pain and [...]

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Scoliosis surgery and upper back pain are not always connected. In other words, if you have scoliosis you do not always require back surgery at some point, nor does it mean that scoliosis always causes upper back pain. Scoliosis is a condition involving an abnormal lateral or spinal curvature to the vertebral column. [...]

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Right side upper back pain usually occurs between your lower back and neck, in the area where the spinal column and ribs join. Right side upper back pain may develop from torn or overstretched muscles and ligaments caused by injury, strain, or overuse. When there is any type of damage or injury alongside [...]

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Millions of people suffer from neck pain and upper back pain at some point during their lifetime. The pain can range from a dull ache to severe and debilitating. There are many causes of neck pain and upper back pain so you should always seek medical attention to find out the cause of [...]

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