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What Causes Cracking And Popping Upper Spine While Breathing?
HI. For the past three months my upper spine cracks and pops when I breathe deep, move my back slightly, or straighten my back. It s only slightly painful because it feels like a sharp pain is jabbing between my right shoulder blade and my spine. Tonight I noticed that that area was numb but it eventually subsided. Do you have any idea what this could be?
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
hi,
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As by your history I understand the pain is bothering alot. Since the symptoms are pain, numbness, etc. After a thorough neuromuscular assessment you may need an MRI of the cervical spine.
Based on the finding the treatment will be guided with simple medication and physical therapy.
As the area is the neck and upper back with shoulder blade having sharp shooting pain, a physical therapist can help you with therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy for pain management.
Also , on later stages you need to strengthen this area by exercises which the therapist will teach you and you can perfrom them later at home.
Usually patients recover in 2-3 weeks of time as per my clinical experience.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As by your history I understand the pain is bothering alot. Since the symptoms are pain, numbness, etc. After a thorough neuromuscular assessment you may need an MRI of the cervical spine.
Based on the finding the treatment will be guided with simple medication and physical therapy.
As the area is the neck and upper back with shoulder blade having sharp shooting pain, a physical therapist can help you with therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy for pain management.
Also , on later stages you need to strengthen this area by exercises which the therapist will teach you and you can perfrom them later at home.
Usually patients recover in 2-3 weeks of time as per my clinical experience.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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