Suffering from back pain? Upper back mobility could help keep aches and stiffness at bay

After a year hunching over a laptop, there’s a good chance our upper backs will have lost flexibility, hears Liz Connor

When your upper back becomes tight, a dull, pressing pain between the shoulder blades is one of the most obvious symptoms.

Back pain was already extremely common, and it’s no surprise the past year-and-a-half of lockdown living hasn’t helped.

In a survey of 2000 adults in the UK, Nurofen found 36% of respondents had experienced an increase in back aches, while 26% had more neck pain since pandemic restrictions came into place.