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    Why have I suddenly developed back pain?

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    I woke up this morning with a sharp pain in the centre of my back between my shoulder blades.

    The pain worsens when I pull my chin to my chest, the pain is sever.

    I haven't done anything put of the ordinary. I am however overweight and on a lot of prescription medication for other issues along with chronic pain.
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    Dr Ryan Hislop

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    Ryan Hislop is the Clinical Director at the Orange Chiropractic Health and Wellness Centre. As an experienced and evidence-based diagnostician, Ryan works largely by medical … View Profile

    Back pain doesn't need to be due to a trauma or a heavy lifting incident to begin. It is an everyday occurence that people suffer after “waking up with it” or “showering” or “getting out of the car”.

    Sometimes it is an action that people do each and every day can be part of the problem. Often we find that there is a slow steady progression of dysfunction in the joints and muscles that builds up over time until the body can no longer continue to compensate and deal with the issue. This last movement, whether it is getting out of bed, rolling in your sleep, bending forward, is the “straw the broke the camels back” so to speak. 

    The injury is real, however may have been an accumulation of lots of little injuries over time. 

    A chiropractor will be able to find the source of the pain and diagnose what the injury is and most importantly what caused it to occur. 

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    Sandra McFaul

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    Do you suffer from chronic lower back pain or neck pain? Based in SYDNEY, Sandra is 1 of ONLY 15 Physiotherapists in Australia with ADVANCED … View Profile

    First step:  Sit tall and don't slouch
    Second: avoid bending and stooping activities like putting your chin to your chest (that is bending and typically makes pains like this worse.
    See a McKenzie trained physiotherapist who will show you specific pain relief exercises with the aim of showing you how to stop the pain from coming back.

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    Helen Potter

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    As a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, with extensive experience and highly advanced qualifications, as well as excellent communication skills, I can help you to: Become informed … View Profile

    Hi
    I hope by now your pain has settled.

    There are many reasons for a sudden onset of pain. The tricky aspect of spinal pain is that the source is not necessarily where you feel it. Nor can sometone tell you a treatment that will cure you until they have examined you.

    It may be a neck strain that is referring pain to your shoulder blade from chronic poor neck position while studying or on the computer. It may also be an acute sprain due to a stressful sleep or awkward neck positon.

    The mid back region often lacks motion if we sit all day and don't get out and walk or swim. It worsens the more you sit slumped. Much of this strain can be assymptomatic (ie you don't feel pain) until one day you just overdo the slumping or do an awkward movement, and your body tells you it has had enough and needs some movment.

    There are also other medical conditions that can cause chest pain.

    The moral of this story is to avoid taking advice from anyone who has a quick fix solution for every type of pain. Find out the source of the problem and how you can help yourself to recover.

    Exercise and weight loss are both imprortant for health but nothing replaces accurate personalised assessment and treatment.

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    Thank you everyone. Woke up one morning and the pain was gone, I must have picked up or carried something heavy without realising what the pain was

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    Dr Ryan Hislop

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    Ryan Hislop is the Clinical Director at the Orange Chiropractic Health and Wellness Centre. As an experienced and evidence-based diagnostician, Ryan works largely by medical … View Profile

    Great to hear. Take care,

    Ryan

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