Sho78
12-02-21, 11:53
Hi,
I hope someone may be able to help or give advice ....sorry this is long 😬
I have been suffering with pain which sometimes aches but is often sore in my upper back - it’s around the joint at the top of my thoracic spine . It started around the time of the start of lockdown in the uk - April 2020, and I put it down to bad posture as I was working in the laptop at home every day. At the beginning of September I contacted my gp and saw the nurse practitioner, who advised physio. I had a few sessions of physio remotely - exercises provided after a phone consultation, and since I have had two face to face consultations with a Senior physiotherapist - she said it was likely to be due to poor posture and have further strengthening exercises. Over time the pain level has reduced but has become more persistent and for the last 3 months it had been present every day . The soreness is there when I’m moving and doing anything with my arms . If I stop and sit still or lie down it stops .
The problem that I have is that I cannot work out why this isn’t going away - I should add that I have had 5 sessions with an Osteopath which lead to very temporary improvement but still niggling pain every day.
I can handle the pain level but I can’t handle the level of anxiety that I have developed due to this persisting for so long . I cannot get the fear out of my head that I could have a tumour in my spine ??
On a good day I tell myself I’m otherwise healthy and a nurse, senior physio and very experienced Osteopath have examined my back and are not concerned by this, so I should just trust them . On a bad day, I’m constantly googling upper back pain and reading that it could be a sign of something serious and I just lose my mind with worry . I worry that I’m missing a symptom- then I’m looking for symptoms. I know that working from home everyday rather than my normal busy life isn’t helping as I’m thinking about this too much .
Has anyone had anything similar - can anyone offer any advice ??
Thanks so much for reading
I hope someone may be able to help or give advice ....sorry this is long 😬
I have been suffering with pain which sometimes aches but is often sore in my upper back - it’s around the joint at the top of my thoracic spine . It started around the time of the start of lockdown in the uk - April 2020, and I put it down to bad posture as I was working in the laptop at home every day. At the beginning of September I contacted my gp and saw the nurse practitioner, who advised physio. I had a few sessions of physio remotely - exercises provided after a phone consultation, and since I have had two face to face consultations with a Senior physiotherapist - she said it was likely to be due to poor posture and have further strengthening exercises. Over time the pain level has reduced but has become more persistent and for the last 3 months it had been present every day . The soreness is there when I’m moving and doing anything with my arms . If I stop and sit still or lie down it stops .
The problem that I have is that I cannot work out why this isn’t going away - I should add that I have had 5 sessions with an Osteopath which lead to very temporary improvement but still niggling pain every day.
I can handle the pain level but I can’t handle the level of anxiety that I have developed due to this persisting for so long . I cannot get the fear out of my head that I could have a tumour in my spine ??
On a good day I tell myself I’m otherwise healthy and a nurse, senior physio and very experienced Osteopath have examined my back and are not concerned by this, so I should just trust them . On a bad day, I’m constantly googling upper back pain and reading that it could be a sign of something serious and I just lose my mind with worry . I worry that I’m missing a symptom- then I’m looking for symptoms. I know that working from home everyday rather than my normal busy life isn’t helping as I’m thinking about this too much .
Has anyone had anything similar - can anyone offer any advice ??
Thanks so much for reading