I have been having severe upper back pain, I went to an after hours clinic because it had gotten so bad, they referred me to a Neurologist he had a CT done and a nerve test done on my hand because it was also giving me alot of issues. He told me I have nerve damage in my arm and my neck has bone spurs and arthritis, but back back hurts worse in my shoulder blade area. He gave me shots in my back which helped for 3 weeks. He has reffered me to an Ortho Surgeon, I do not have heath insurance and they want $ 500.00 up front.  I wonder why my pain is so severe?
Hi, thanks for writing to Chat Doctor. Propably, you could be having a herniated disc in the cervical spine causing compression over the nerve roots that leads to pain in the scapular region and in the arms. The general treatment guidelines for this problem are as follows -Rest