periodic tingling in same spot on back

Just to report back. I have been doing the corrective Y exercise for just over two weeks now, every day doing four sets of 8 reps (a rep lasts 5 seconds). Also I have been doing two one minute standing peck stretches. The result is that the tingling/ crawling sensation and general tightness in my upper back is reduced by atleast 60%. It no longer bothers me in work and when it does, a quick straighten up and pulling my shoulder blades together sees it gone. With any luck, I will be cured if I keep doing the exercises.

I know for a fact that the corrective Y position is hitting the right muscle because for the first two sets of the exercise it triggers some of the crawling/ tingling.

After several months, my shoulder blades should be sitting back in their natural place. I will try and add an upper trap stretch to my routine and see if I can't speed the recovery up.

Well ive had this problem since i fell on the ice outside of my school. At first it was just severe pain near my tailbone when i would sit or lay down in any position. Then after awhile i started having pain on the bottom of my right shoulder like little ants were crawling on me. It didnt hurt but it was irritating. When i went to the doctor they said everything was okay near my tailbone and they sent me to a physical therapist for my back. He told me it was just my nerves being bunched up and he said it could cause discomfort. He told me just to work out to make those muscles stronger. I quit playing the violin also, because it was one of the sources of my discomfort, for my lower back. Now i feel the tingling every day bc i have to hunch over to was the dishes! Im tired of taking pain killers and doing workouts that havent worked at all. All i want is a formal prognosis and a cure! I cant live like this one of my doctors told me, and i quote, "theres nothing else we can do for you" can you guys believe that!?

Hi, I googled this symptom as it showed up on the center of my back, like a circle 5" in diameter, on my spine.  Not shingles but felt like it, e.g., first itchy then painful.

it is tension based, I am sure.  The only shingles outbreak I ever had was the day my mom died 7 years ago.  I caught it and took antiviral meds and it was not bad but this diesels the same way, With tired, flu-like symptoms.  Pretty sure it is related tensions sin myosotis syndrome.

TMS.  Check it out.  

I am also having this and it is very painful, should I go to a doctor?

I had the same problem until I began studying TMS and read Dr. Sarno's books. My pain is gone, and has not returned. May not be true for everyone, but best to try Dr. Sarno's methods first, LOT cheaper than a dr. appt., Rx drugs and surgery.... which generally only causes that pain to move to another part of the body. Just sayin'. Best wishes!

Thank you for mentioning Notalgia Paraesthetica! I have "googled" it, and it definitely explains what I am experiencing. So helpful! Thank you!

Yes, it is Notalgia Paresthetica. But the vast majority of websites which describe this under recognized condition conclude that is has multiple factors causing it and that short of numbing the nerves in question there is little that can be done to relieve it and that it usually persists for life.

However, there is atleast one blog from a Physiotherapist who reports successfully curing two patients with posture exercises, corrective Y exercise and peck stretches.

In around 50% of cases there is disc damage at the spinal level corresponding to the symptoms and for these patients he cannot understand why Mackenzie exercises haven't been tried to reduce the disc prolapse irritating the nerves.

 

The bottom line however is that if your symptoms improve in certain body positions (i.e when lying down or sitting in a comfortable chair) then you can very likely cure yourself of this condition with some simple exercises. My symptoms no longer distract me from enjoying my life after doing the exercises for only 3 weeks.

My dermatologist named it as a pinched nerve and said to not scratch it or it creates a sort of endless feedback loop.  She recommended putting a little ice on it until it stops and hope that that tingling stops.  I haven't tried it long enough yet.

I have had shingles almost a yr ago. Been wanting to get the shot and haven't gotten there. I started about a week now having the same tingling everyone is talking about but where you have it Chels8809 on my right side of my back under the bra line. It covers an area about the size of a grapefruit. No pain just tingle and it happens here and there. I am praying it isn't shingles again. I had them on my left side, this tingling in on the right and on my back. I went to get the shingles shot and they said if I thought I was getting the again to wait on the shot because it would bring them on w a vengence. Called the Doc's office they said it sounded like shingles. Will try to update as I move fwd if shingles shows up

I had pneumonia twice last year and during this time I had thee described tingles on the left hand side. It's been a year since I had the pneumonia and ironically I have been experiencing the tingles again now for about three weeks hoping I am not getting sick again :(

Hey Guys, I just wanted to let you know my personal experience with this sort of tingling. There is an ailment known as a herniated disc, or a bulging disc. Essentially what happens, is a vertebra disc (for me my S1-L5) gets pushed out of line, and protrudes into the nerves running along the vertebra. Now, this jabbing into the spine will cause ones back to become numb, and/or tingle, along with a plethora of other possible side effects.  

A bulging disc is nothing to really be worried about and quiet treatable/curable. It is often caused by weight lifting, improper posture, poor health habits, or can actually just be a normal occurrence of the aging process. The reason i may suspect this could be the cause of most peoples "unexplained" pain, is that a herniated disc can often occur without any painful symptoms what so ever. For some, it's completely debilitating, they cannot walk, loose control of their bowels and bladder, suffer from sciatica (leg pain caused by pinching of a nerve) yet others could have one for years and never know about it. Regardless, it will heal given time, however one should definitely seek professional help. Don't waste time with an MRI until you've had an x-ray (as most x-rays will identify the damaged disc). 

As far as treatment goes, doctors will prescribe prednisone (a steriod) or neproxen (an anti-inflammatory). Personally, i find medication to be a waste of time and those two medications do a number on one's digestive tract. An alternative route, is physical therapy, which is easy, safe, and really a great help. It is crucial to fortify the strength of one's back. PT really helped me out, way more than any medication. Doctor's will also directly inject cortisone into the damaged disc, however I've never heard of this being a permanent solution, a small lapse of relief more than anything. I didn't bother with it. 

I injured myself while weight lifting/kickboxing, and although i recovered after 6 months, the tingling stayed for a while after, but went away with proper stretching, and strengthening of my lumbar region (lower back). 

So yeah, that's my story, hope it helps, oh and just a disclaimer, I am in no way a doctor. I'm currently a pre-med student, just not quite there yet, so don't take my writing as a technical entry, just some stuff I happen to know on back tingling. If you have any questions just reply and i'll get back to you asap. 

 

Jimmy 

Take it easy guys, and take care of your body! You only have one. 

I got a tingling sensation under right shoulder blade earlier today, then under left shoulder blade. It just came back and is under both shoulder blades now. I did move a lot of heavy boxes today and also have herniated disk. I also have a stricture in my esophagus I'm scheduled to have surgery on. Last, I've had chest pain and shortness of breath that gets better when I leave home. Just found out today I have very high counts of black mold and aspergillis-penicillin in home. Hope this might help someone. It is a very strange and scary feeling.

Ive been having the same thing for a week now, tingling crawly like sensation under my right blade, slight numbness, no obvious trigger factors, no pain, just extreme discomfort. Ive also had it on my left part of the back, just a little above the left blade and under the shoulder. Its freaking me out. Ive also had a MRI scan dome some 7 years ago when experiencing electric impulses going from my brain down through the spine and into legs... The MRI showed nothing, no lesions. Could it be the onset of MS or some other serious nerve condition?

me too. right under the left shoulder blade feels like my bones are rubbing together then it tingles and ive had trouble breathing

You have worms in your intestines... Most likely whipworm. They are causing he tickling. Eat a quarter cup of papaya seeds with honey everyday for 10 days. Or go to a doctor and ask to be checked to see if you have worms.