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What Could Sharp Contractions On Upper Back Suggest?

I woke up this morning with a sharp contraction like pain on my left middle to upper back and it is going around to my whole front area. It doesn't feel muscular at all. It is pulsating and has gotten worse in the last two hours. It is now continual - I've had the pain for about 10 hours now
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
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Dear patient
It's mostly muscle spasm due to sleep in unusual position.do not worry. Take tab diclofenac plus thiocolchicoside combination twice a day for 5 days and apply diclofenac gel locally. You will feel better in few hours.if you don't feel better then Xray of dorsal spine anteroposterior and lateral views is advised to rule out bony abnormalities.
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What Could Sharp Contractions On Upper Back Suggest?

Dear patient It s mostly muscle spasm due to sleep in unusual position.do not worry. Take tab diclofenac plus thiocolchicoside combination twice a day for 5 days and apply diclofenac gel locally. You will feel better in few hours.if you don t feel better then Xray of dorsal spine anteroposterior and lateral views is advised to rule out bony abnormalities.