I have had upper back pain for several years and have had an injection, which did not work. I have also been on painkillers for all this time, and they have never worked. I am limited in what medicine I can take as I have high blood pressure and cant take an anti-inflammatory.

Our natural pain killers can't match the strength of those prescribed to you, so if you are happy to try a different approach we may see some benefits from addressing the root cause of your muscular pain, rather than merely attacking the outcome.

Please visit my blog on upper back pain where you'll find some useful exercises described and by clicking on the link within the article, you'll see some of them demonstrated.

They are all aimed at strengthening the muscles between the shoulder blades and those that connect to the shoulders.

Please try these exercises every other day for a month and you should find some considerable relief.

Can I also recommend taking some magnesium citrate tablets to help relax the muscles, or some Dormeasan^® drops at night if the muscular pain hinders sleep and a 6 week course of Ginkgo biloba to improve circulation to the arms and hands, something clearly affected by the tension around the upper spine and shoulders.

Best wishes

Earle