upper back
Between shoulder blades
The upper back is the region between the shoulder blades and below the neck, encompassing the thoracic spine and surrounding muscles.
It's distinguished from the lower back, which bears more weight and is more prone to strain.
I carry all my tension in my upper back.
She felt a knot forming in her upper back after hours at the computer.
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- shoulder bladesFlat upper back bones
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- trapeziusDiamond-shaped back muscle
- musclesContractile body tissue
muscle tension · tension · knots · posture · neck · thoracic · rhomboids · stiffness · massage · ache · blade · scapula · hunched · stretch · pain · tight · kneading · foam roller
- back anatomybackbone, spinal column, spine, vertebral column, spinal cord
- torsoabdomen, belly, midsection, trunk, core
- backbackache, backbone, dorsal, lats, lumbar
- body arttattoo artist, sleeve, tribal tattoo, flash art, tattoo ink
- spine regionscervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
- body partsarm, leg, hand, chest, foot
vertical position on the spine/back
upper backlower back
Spine's bottom section
lumbar region · lumbar · low back · small of the back · sacrum
upper, back, upward, upwardly, upping, backed, backing, backer, backside