Hi everyone,

I have been having upper back / neck pain on the right side for about three years now. I've been trying to find information about this problem but unable to find what I want.

I'll try to describe the pain: It feels like a deep tightness and ache in my upper back around the area between my shoulder blade and spine. I've tried rolling on tennis balls and baseballs and getting my girlfriend to massage the area but neither of these seem to be able to hit the right spot. I've also been doing lots of neck stretches but likewise, it doesn't seem to stretch the right bit. If I take a deep breath and hold it, then tuck my chin in and try and get my head towards my hips I can feel the musclestretching (or contracting?). But I can't hold it for long as I have to breath out. Also, if I am in the gym and lie on my back on a bench and place like a 30kg dumbell on my chest I can feel it stretching and easing a little but it soon comes back.

Can anybody help? If anyone even knows the muscle responsible then that would be fantastic. Please fire more questions at me and I'll try helping you help me.

Thanks for reading.

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