Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Pulled upper back muscle Posted: 07-03-08 00:43am
okay so heres the run down:
I ride aggressive bmx jumping and
freestyle. Recently I began having chronic
upper back pain, uppon inspection it seems
as if there are two ropes of tight muscle,
one on each side of the spine (that is
tender at the touch) running from my upper
shoulder blade to the lower end of my mid
back. You can actually feel them at touch.
Anyway I had been seeing a PT for a
different condition in my lower back only
four months prior, but had already healed
up. When I went back I saw a new PT that
seemed to know a lot about muscle
structure. She basicly told me that my
abdominal muscles and core are not strong
at all to support my activities and I was
putting too much strain on my upper back.
Basicly they have me doing a bunch of
stomach strengthening excercizes and upper
back stretchs.
I just want to know if anyone has any
thoughts about this? Or if you have any
more tips for me to speed up recovery?
