I have no idea what I did to my back. A few months ago, out of nowhere my back started hurting during the night (between the shoulder blades on the left side of my spine). The pain would get so intense that I could not breath deeply and no position would help. During the day after waking up, Id move around a little my back would loosen up and Id be pain free, until I went back to sleep. 2AM seems to be my new friend. I see it every night now. There have been a few nights where I was up all night (flying to Europe) and the pain never set in.Only when Im sleeping for 3-4 hours does it really start to go nuts.
I went to my Chiropractor several times. He found that I was pretty straight, however, he thought he found a rib out of joint and he'd pop it back into place where I was having the pain. However, this did not help the situation. In fact, a few times, it seemed to make matters worse.
I am now going to a massage therapist. She said it would take 3-4 sessions to get all the knots out. After my 1st session, it got better but not perfect. After 4-5 days, its just as bad as before.
Im at the point where Im going to see a doctor. I think its muscular because I can feel the spasms, but Im not positive. I dont understand why it only hurts at night. I cant sleep anymore. I blame it all on steroids!j/k.
Any ideas? Sorry about the long read, thanks for your help.