Pain in the middle of the back is
often felt between the
shoulder
blades. It may refer pain
into the front of the
chest,
which may be very severe and can restrict when taking a deep
breath in.
The
ribs
attach onto the vertebrae at the back and a restriction of
the spine can cause acute pain along the ribs. Sometimes
these patients are rushed into casualty with a suspected
heart attack!
These conditions are often very easy to treat, and usually involve freeing up the restricted areas to allow inflammation to clear and movement to return.
Sometimes pain felt in this area is referred from somewhere else, usually the neck.
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