Ask your doctor if you have acid reflex disease. The muscle that closes off your stomach acids from your esophegus may not be closing properly. See the doc and ask to be sent for a barium swallow, if you end up being diagnosed with ard it can be treated by meds and a good % are cured. If left undiagnosed it could be very dangerous.
Best of luck!
Suzion

Anyone who is looking for the subject of back pain when swallowing specifically, between the shoulder blades (trapezius muscles) here is my story. One night while shopping in Wal-Mart I felt itching in my back and ignored it. The next day I went to eat in a restaurant and felt a sharp pain in my back, when I swallowed a chicken wing I ignored it. That night I ate dinner and felt the pain with each swallow. I said to myself if it does not go away in two days I will see a doctor. Sure enough it did not go away and I got extremely anxious. I went to see the doctor, after many hours on the internet. He sent me for a barium swallow, stating he never heard of such a thing. When I went to the Radiologist, ( who saw me personally for the swallow) he told me he had heard of it and it could happen with injury to the trapezius muscle. He also mentioned that the trapezius muscle is a long muscle and is related to the larynx, pharynx and sternocleidomastoid muscle via Cranial Never XI (Accessory nerve). I remember injuring that muscle seriously that day I went to Wal-Mart, but could not find any link between injury and this type of symptom. Sure enough when the muscle healed about 2 weeks later, the pain went away. I hope this helped anyone who is going crazy trying to find this information. Of course if you feel this is not your case, see a doctor right away.

Iam so glad I found this forum as I have been worried out of my mind with regards to the back pain Iam experiencing when I swallow. On Saturday morning I was moving old furniture to the dump and then I went shopping, we stopped for lunch and I got a such a fright when I ate my sandwhich because the pain in my back was really dreadful, but the pain only occured when I swallowed and went past a certain area of my upper back, it eased off after a couple of seconds but re-occured with next swallow. I went to A&E the following night and the doctor explained that it was musculo-skeletal. I never connected the moving of the furniture to the swallowing thing because I didnt think I had hurt or strained any muscles at the time. Thank you for post it really has eased my mind.

A couple of weeds ago I was weight lifting in the gym (bench press and butterfly's). About a day later I began to get a little bit sore as I usually do. After two days I began to really hurt around the right side of my chest, under my arm pit and all the way through my back especially at the shoulder blade area. At this time I started noticing that when I drank something cold I would get a pain in the center of my back and a little bit to the right as well. Warm liquids were not as bad. After some research on the net I have come to the conclusion that maybe the strained muscles may have something to do with the swallowing and pain connection. I've had an endoscopy a couple of years ago due to GERD and had some small esoph-ulcers. I've been on Previcid for 2 years now. I haven't had any swallowing pain until this injury. My symptoms seem to be getting a little better as my injury is trying to heal.

I am glad I saw this forum. I too was moving furniture a few days ago. The next day I have pain in my upper back. 3 days later, it feels the same, but now it also hurts when I swallow or take a deep breath. I am going to a chiropractor today in hopes of it helping. Any other ideas? I mean, is rest better or is exercise better? Has anyone tried acupuncture for this? Or a massage?
I would love to hear how people have recovered from this.
Thank you

Wow. You guys are a site for sore eyes. Same thing: Went to gym, had a normal workout, went to bed that night, and woke up in the morning with a ton of pain b/t my should blades. Then when I ate something, the pain would flare up in my chest (like heartburn, same thing happened when i leaned forward, reached for things, etc...). I can't get to a dcoc for a few days, so i was starting to get worried. But this makes total sense. I have had back injuries before and the pain appears in other parts of the body I never would have suspected. Thanks for the postings guys. I am still going to the doc next wk, but at least I can rest easy this wkend.

OMG! I have the pain in the middle of my back when I swallow, also feels like something is stuck in my throat that did not go all the way down, and it hurts to take deep breath sometimes. I had major surgery a week and half ago and was wondering if it is from that and possibly something was damaged with the tube they put down for the anaesthesia. Does not happen everyday but when it does it's very painful. I have been wondering should I contact Dr. or will this go away with time?

lbcake,

You really need to call your surgeon as soon as possible. It sounds like it could be related to the intubation tube used during your surgery, but the only way to be sure is to contact the doctor.

Fran

This has been extremely helpful! I too have the same pain. It started last week and I went and saw my chiropractor who adjusted me and seemed to fix whatever was ailing me (although I was very sore after, it was nothing like the previous pain) It was good for about 3-4 days and again last night I started feeling a tightness/soreness in my back and woke up in extreme pain again. It is worse this time and is excruciating when I swallow or take a deep breath. It also hurts when air sneaks up from my stomach to my esophagus (like a burp). I just can't get comfortable. I am going to my chiropractor again tomorrow. I really hope he can help because I just cannot get comfortable. I have had many anatomy and neurology classes and the nerves that infiltrate throughout your spine and body affect many different areas. Thanks for helping to ease my mind.

Liz:-)

Wow. I have exactly the same as all. Was mulching the garden on the weekend, doing alot of shovelling. Two days later have this awful pain in the middle of my shoulder blades and also chest. When I burp I have pain and just thought initally I had really bad indigestion. Then started to get worried and thought it might be something more sinister. So glad I found this site. I feel much better