Question: I have a question about back pain. I have this recurring pain in my upper left back. The best I can describe it is that it feels like it's to the left of my spine and higher, near the neck. If I put my right arm around my neck and reach down my back, that's the area. I've had it off and on for several years, probably 12 or so. At times, it's been so awful that I've ended up in the ER. They diagnosed me has having scapular bursitis. I've had MRIs years back that were normal except for cervical spondylosis which was greater than expected for my age. The pain is worse the more I work at a computer. I also have tingling in the area that comes and goes - usually it's right in the area but sometimes it's also more in my mid-back. The stiffness and the pain are non-existent sometimes and really bad others. And turning my neck to the right makes it worse - it feels as though it's tugging on the muscle. Any idea what this could be? The pain is most concentrated in an area where I have a very large scar from heart surgery. It was actually the result of the same surgery performed twice so I imagine the scar tissue is very thick. Could this tissue be a factor? It's also in an area where I previously broke four ribs (from the back) and they healed incorrectly. Could that be something?

Thank you for the reply - in regards to the scar tissue, I've had the scar my whole life (I had heart surgery at 8 days old and again at 5 years) but the pain didn't start until my early twenties. Can scar tissue do damage that late. The pain does indeed seem related to it. My scar forms an XXXXXXX and the pain seems to follow the XXXXXXX Also the area where the scar is thickest is the sorest. It's sore when pressed. So I'm just wondering if it's normal for this pain to onset years after the surgery. I do suspect it's postural as well as it is always worse when I spend too much time on th computer. Can bad posture inflame scar tissue?