back muscle pain

[JMark09]

I was tying my shoes yesterday morning and when I stood up I felt a knot in my back that radiated through my body to my upper stomach area.  When I take a deep breath, that area of my back hurts, in fact I get a really sharp pain.  I was concerned that this could be heart related, so I went to the doctor.  He said that my risk factors for a heart attack were low and told me to go home and take tylenol and if it worsens, go to the hospital.  Also, one other thing, prior to this happening, I had been experiencing an uncomfortable feeling just under my breast bone, like indigestion.

Could this really be a muscle knotting up in my back?  Would something like this cause me pain when I take deep breaths?

[Zak_Han]

It seems you are suffering from soft tissue injuries around your middle back,which can lead to stomach pain.

[kimpton]

Yes.  I had those for years.  It would get so bad that it would cause pain up through my neck just like a heart attack.   It was a inner wall issue that tied into my thoracic spine.  I went through a rolfing series and it went away.