Karen’s Free Health and Fitness Tips

One of the most common complaints treated by doctors the world over is back pain. Nearly ninety percent of the people experience back pain at some point in their life. A large mainstream of the population does not have any definite cause for the pain. Back pain is a significant, common problem and the cost of treating it runs into tens of billions of dollars annually.

Back pain can develop concurrently with a number of causes and GERD could be one of them. Nerve fibers in the esophagus are stimulated when acid refluxes into the esophagus of GERD patients, resulting in heartburn. Heartburn is generally described as a searing pain in the middle of the chest. It may also start high in the abdomen and extend up to the neck. But in some patients heartburn may extend to the back, and since the pain seems to be localized in the back, the patient tends to think it is back pain pure and simple, especially since the pain may be more sharp and pressure-like, rather than burning.