Dorsal pain is pain that originates in the chest area. The back pain that many patients report involves pain in the wider area of the scapulae of the spine centrally or sometimes along the right and left side of the spine. Once the cause has been identified, the immediate commencement of physiotherapy sessions plays an important role in dorsalgia.

CAUSES

• Scoliosis - kyphosis of the spine
• Rheumatological diseases
• Accidents - Fractures
• Herniated discs - Neck and thoracic stenosis
• Spondylolysis - Spondylolisthesis of the neck
• Muscle injuries (muscle strains)
• Osteoporosis
• Scheuerman's syndrome

SYMPTOMS

• Acute-deep pain especially at night
• Feeling of numbness, burning or electric current in the area
• Inability to hold the trunk in an upright position

PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE DORSAL REGION

• Treatment with an electrotherapy machine
• Treatment with therapeutic ultrasound
• Treatment using laser
• Treatment with diathermy - hyperthermia
• Treatment with tecar machine
• Therapy using magnetotherapy (transmagnetic pump machine - stimulators)
• Massage therapy
• Exercises to strengthen the muscles of the trunk - stretching of muscle groups