Symptom: Upper back pain

Introduction: Upper back pain

Upper back pain: Pain in the upper back region. See free access online books about Upper back pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 15 causes of Upper back pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Upper back pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Upper back pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Poor posture (see Posture symptoms)
• Back injury
• Whiplash
• Back strain (type of Strain)
• Exertion
• Bending or lifting
• Large breasts
• Osteoporosis
• Spinal disc disease
• Ruptured spinal disc
• Referred back pain
• Heart disease
• See also causes of back pain or shoulder pain

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Upper back pain: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Upper back pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Upper back pain and Nerve symptoms (5 causes)
• Upper back pain and Pain (5 causes)
• Upper back pain and Sensations (5 causes)
• Upper back pain and Back pain (4 causes)
• Upper back pain and Back symptoms (4 causes)
• Upper back pain and Weakness (4 causes)
• Upper back pain and Fatigue (3 causes)
• Upper back pain and Bladder symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Hip symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Limb symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Neck pain (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Neck symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Sexual symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Urinary problems (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Urinary symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Abdominal symptoms (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Anxiety (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Dizziness (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Enlarged liver (2 causes)
• Upper back pain and Fainting (2 causes)

See full list of 174 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Upper back pain

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Back pain (419 causes)
• Back symptoms (665 causes)
• Pain (2986 causes)
• Sensations (3186 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (3474 causes)
• Common symptoms (4555 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Upper back pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Upper back pain:

• Lower back pain (53 causes)
• Back pain (419 causes)
• Chest pain (536 causes)
• Side pain (32 causes)
• Shoulder pain (101 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Upper back pain

12 MEDICAL SYMPTOM BOOKS: FULL TEXT ONLINE! Read the full text of published book sections related to Upper back pain from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Upper back pain. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Upper back pain

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Stories from Users for Upper back pain

Real-life user stories relating to Upper back pain:

• early morning back pain
• Pain below ribs (centre and right), upper and lower back
• Can't sleep, low back pain/pressure, constipation, freq urination, more...
• serious back pain
• Upper Abdominal Pain w/ back pain
• Low back pain/frequent Urination
• headaches, back pain, red spots on hands and arms
• Pain under left ribcage, back with diarrhea
• My daughter has had low back pain for 18 months...help!
• Chest and upper back pain, abdominal pain left side?
• SHarp pain upper right side
• Help back pain and im scared
• Help With Some Wierd Pain In My Back.. Dr.'s Have Not Helped!!
• unexplained back pain
• right side upper back pain Help!
• Help - severe back pain in early pregnancy
• Upper Left Quadrant Pain
• Please help..upper back stiffness…Killing me!
• Back pain for 5 years!!! Help!
• mid back and rib pain

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Upper back pain or relevant symptoms:

• Cardiovascular (Heart and Blood Circulation) (171)
  • Chest pain and shortness of breath
  • Hand numbness
  • Purple-blue skin color
  • Need help with diagnoses
  • Anxiety and high BP
  • More user stories
• Respiratory (Lungs and Breathing) (136)
  • Chlorine/ammonia odor when I breathe
  • Chest Pain/Pain While Breathing
  • Clearing throat cough and breathing difficulties
  • Chest discomfort
  • Unable to get diagnosis....please help!
  • More user stories
• Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (405)
  • Joint and muscular pain after taking chantix
  • Arm pain after sneezing
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Joint swelling, stiffness, severe foot pain
  • Muscle twitches/spasms
  • More user stories
• Neurological (Nerves) (357)
  • Could this be MS?
  • Numbness and tingling all over
  • Tingling/numbness in arms/hands/legs/face/head [more symptoms]
  • Eye twitch
  • Essential tremor
  • More user stories

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Organs affected by Upper back pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Upper back pain may include, but is not limited to:

• Back
• Muscle
• Spine

Detailed list of causes of Upper back pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Upper back pain mentioned in various sources:

• Back injury
• Back strain
• Bending or lifting
• Degenerative Disc Disease - upper back pain
• Exertion

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How Common are these Causes of Upper back pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Upper back pain. Of the 15 causes of Upper back pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 13 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 15 causes of Upper back pain

Conditions listing symptoms: Upper back pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Upper back pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Upper back pain Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Upper back pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: