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Upper Back Arm Pain

Upper back problems, including arm pain, can have an adverse effect on your busy lifestyle. Whether you’re trying to keep up with the kids in Phoenix, playing in a weekly golf league in Tampa, or busy at work in Philadelphia, nagging pain can really interrupt your otherwise active life, leading you to search for lasting pain relief. The good news is that you have treatment options to consider.

Causes of Upper Back and Arm Pain

There are a variety of conditions that can cause pain in the region of the upper back and in the arms, but the most common causes, aside from muscle strains and sprains from overuse, are degenerative conditions that affect the cervical region of the spine. Degenerative disc disease and facet disease can both cause damage or swelling that infringes on neural activity along the spinal canal. This nerve compression is what ultimately causes upper back pain symptoms.

Treatment Options

In general, you have three treatment choices if you are suffering from upper back pain:

• Conservative treatment – in most cases painful symptoms of nerve compression can be managed over several weeks of conservative, non-surgical treatment. This usually entails a combination of anti-inflammatory medication to reduce swelling, heat therapy, and stretching exercises, among others.
• Open back surgery – the traditional treatment for patients who have not responded to conservative treatment has been an open back surgery. These operations require a significant time commitment because of hospitalization and lengthy recuperation. Spine fusion and disc replacement surgery are two common forms of open back operations.
• Endoscopic spine procedures – this third option is a minimally invasive, outpatient alternative to open back surgery. Conducted with state-of-the-art, gentle lasers, endoscopic spine surgery addresses many of the causes of back and neck pain without the hassle of major surgery.

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Minimally Invasive Alternatives

At the forefront of the field of endoscopic spine surgery is the world-renowned team of orthopedic spine surgeons at Laser Spine Institute (LSI). To learn more about our specific procedures and how they can alleviate your upper back and arm pain, contact us today. We’re happy to answer all of your questions and provide you with a free medical review of your most recent MRI or CT scan.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.