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Upper Back
Lots of us suffer with upper back pain. This is common In occupations that require forward bending for long periods of time. It can also occur from injury and postural imbalance.

Most upper back soft tissue injury heals over time with appropriately prescribed exercises and rest. Ligaments can be damaged to the point that healing is inadequate, however, and chronic pain can result. Fortunately these ligaments respond well to treatment with Prolotherapy.

Common problems we see and their treatments follow:

Injury or Disease	Treatments Often Employed
Recent sprain or strain	Manipulation of the area, acupuncture at the area, trigger point injection at the area
Old, non healed injury and chronic upper back pain	Acupuncture, usually local. Prolotherapy to damaged ligaments, postural balancing
Pain after prolonged sitting, moving or walking	Evaluation of weight bearing to determine need for postural intervention, custom made arch supports, heel lift or seated lift may be employed, Prolotherapy to damaged ligaments.

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