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Today’s fast lifestyle and a continuous
faulty sitting posture have contributed much in causing left side upper
back pain. In most cases, left side upper back pain involves several
muscles and ligaments attached to the vertebrae (the bones that make
the spinal chord of the body).
Causes of the pain include
disc disease, arthritis, or compression fractures. However, aortic
dissection, a potentially complex problem and pleurisy or cardiac
injury may also serve as a significant cause of left side upper back
pain. When you fail to take proper care of the body and/or tend to
overstretch and overuse your muscles (and hence ligaments) you may
experience pain, strain and develop inflammation. Thus, it is extremely
important for you to stay careful, not to over-exert yourself, to
follow a proper standing and sitting posture both at home and at work.
Nature Of The Pain
An
aching pain in a particular localized area is the first sign of upper
left side back pain. This sort of pain has all possible chances of
getting intense and annoying. Muscle spasms, at times, accompany such
pain due to over-strenuous and overburdening activities. The severity
of the pain reaches to such an extent that you can even feel it while
talking or taking deep breath. At times the left side upper back pain
seems so agonizing that you cannot even move your neck or shoulders
thus causing utter pain and discomfort.
Diagnosis of a Condition of Left Side Upper Back Pain
The
diagnosis of the pain is much influenced by the place of occurrence.
Acute shoulder discomfiture can indeed give form to an upper left side
back pain. Thus, an individual with complaints of unbearable shoulder
pain should at once visit a physician who may suggest several tests
like movement of the arm through each and every range of motion (ROM)
along with neurological inspection to check any sort of nerve
involvement. X-rays and MRI scans also help in the diagnosis.
Treatment of the Pain
If
you really want to go without a condition of left side upper back pain,
you need to stretch and warm up your muscles and ligaments before you
prepare yourself for a strenuous workout session. Such an adverse
physiological condition can also be treated with the use of easy
conventional treatment procedures.
Other than these
treatment options, left side upper back pain can also be treated by
anti-inflammatory medications if the pain is caused due to strained
muscles, over exercising or hectic activities. The last resort, which
can perfectly heal an acute condition of upper left side back pain, is
surgery.