I have a long standing problem in my mid to upper back, aggravated by lifting heavy weights (bench press), or doing things like serving in tennis or throwing a ball without properly warming up. I ve had it for 30 years. Is this just likely a muscle that I injured and that I keep aggravating?
Hi there. The pain you experience in your mid upper back could be due to mainly a faulty technique while using bench press or that you're not giving your back muscles adequate time to rest and recover. This can have possible long term implication on your spine by causing degenerative changes earlier. I suggest that you take enough breaks between each rep and if you're planning to increase the weights do so gradually, so your muscles get time to adapt to it. Throwing motion without properly warming up can also harm your back muscles as well.