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What Causes Chronic Pain In Upper Back With Tingling Sensation?

Hello I am a 25 year old 6 ft 13 stone mail and for the past 3 months I have had progressively worse upper back pain (lower neck) an have had frequent pins and needles, night sweats, neck pain, back pain, and I have never had any of these before. I am worried
Wed, 3 Jun 2015
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Hello dear,

The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be attributed to:
1. Para-spinal spasm and entrapment of nerve fibers at the upper spinal region.
2. Inadequate hydration status & electrolyte imbalance of the body
3. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction.
4. Peripheral neuropathy caused due to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar level.

Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in his diet.
Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful.
Analgesic-anti inflammatory preparations will be helpful in symptomatic relief from the pain.

If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done.
Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.
X ray & MRI of spine can also be carried out to detect any nerve entrapment.

Wishing you a Good Health.
Take care.
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What Causes Chronic Pain In Upper Back With Tingling Sensation?

Hello dear, The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be attributed to: 1. Para-spinal spasm and entrapment of nerve fibers at the upper spinal region. 2. Inadequate hydration status & electrolyte imbalance of the body 3. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction. 4. Peripheral neuropathy caused due to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar level. Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in his diet. Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful. Analgesic-anti inflammatory preparations will be helpful in symptomatic relief from the pain. If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done. Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms. X ray & MRI of spine can also be carried out to detect any nerve entrapment. Wishing you a Good Health. Take care.