When you have pain in the upper back, try to remember your mother’s words. Remember how she insisted that you did not slouch?Because of poor posture it can be muscle weakness, deformity of joints, tension cords. All this contributes to the development of back pain.
The cause of the pain may also be an excessive load on the muscles. Women with big breasts are hard to keep their back straight, and it develops pain.
Among the most serious causes of pain in the upper back include osteoporosis, intervertebral disc rupture and trauma. 
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become thinner and brittle. Brittle bones reach the point that there is a destruction of the vertebrae from even your own body weight. Intervertebral disc ruptures, fortunately, are rare, but they are accompanied by the most severe bouts of pain. With regard to injury, we have to observe damage seatbelts during car accidents. Along with neck injuries are sprains of the upper back.
Most of the pain occur in the trapezius muscle of the back (large triangular muscle in the upper back), and the area of blades.
Medical influence to mitigate and eliminate the symptoms
When the pain in the upper back for some reason is unknown it is best to consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. If you have osteoporosis, heart disease, or the effects of a back injury, then you definitely need the help of a doctor.
In the event that the pain associated with physical activity – excessive or insufficient, incorrect body position, there are a number of ways to facilitate it by your own.
Massage. A few minutes of self-massage of the upper back can reduce muscle spasms and alleviate the condition. Deep muscle massage in areas with very severe pain may yield results after already a short time. You just need to reach out by hand to the shoulder and the ribs on the opposite side.
Get help from others. Gentle massage trapezius muscle reduces pain by improving blood circulation. Ask your friend or spouse to stretch your muscles in turn to the right and left sides of the back. Massage by palms of your hands. Repetitive motion is pressure on the muscles. Need to press gently, kind of like a cat puts its paws.
Another massage technique of the upper back is the use of another person’s elbow. Ask your assistant to gently 
push by the tip of his elbow trapezius muscle for 15 – 30 seconds. Sit back and ask again to make pressure. It is a slowdown of blood flow for a short time. After relaxing the blood rushes back, oxygenation, thus eliminating muscle spasms.
Wear special bras for sports. Women with big breasts immediately feel relief in the bra. They are well supported by the chest and allow more straighten their backs.
Keep your head up. As you read, sitting at your desk, rather than keep your eyes and head close to the text, try to move the text to the eyes. As you read, many people routinely violate posture – instead of keeping your head up, pull it from the neck forward.
Learn how to hold the phone properly. Do not place the phone between your head and shoulder. This causes the muscle tension of the upper neck. Hold the phone in your hands. Better yet, use the fixed telephone or a microphone.
Watch your posture. At the wrong position of the body it is a violation of the physiological curvature of the spine in the form of the Latin letter “S” (a bend creates resistance to physical stress). This leads to a weakening of the muscles of the upper back and reduces their resistance to stress. With good posture – with expanded chest, belly tucked in – restores the physiological curves of the spine and facilitates the work of the muscles of the upper back. If you often have pain in this area, ask your doctors to examine your posture and, if necessary, refer you to a specialist, who will teach you exercises to correct posture.
Strengthen the muscles of the upper back. It’s never known in advance, when muscle strain or back injury from seat belts can occur. But having strong muscles of the upper back and neck, you are more protected from the pain of a muscle or break in this area. With the muscle development force of impact is partially mitigated by the muscles, not the bones, ligaments or other tissues. You can strengthen the muscles of the upper back with a simple exercise. Take in each hand a jar of canned food, pull straightened arms to the side. Begin to lift the shoulders towards the ears for a count of two. After that, lower the shoulders, making sure that both blades were closed. Relax. Repeat 8 to 12 times.
When you should see a doctor
• If the pain in the upper back is extended to the chest, ribs and abdomen.
• If you have heart disease in the family.
• If you do not understand the reasons for the origin of pain and you do not know upper back pain relief.
