sore back

This is a long-shot question, but I figured I'd ask here and talk to my doctor on Monday.

I woke up this morning with a terribly sore back. It felt like a muscle spasm just under my left shoulder. I can't think of anything I might have done yesterday to cause that.

Now the aching is all over my back and I'm wondering if it's some sort of virus? By the way, I've also got a cold.

Does this sound like anything anyone's ever had before?

Have you been coughing?  You may have pulled a muscle.  If not, you may have slept on it oddly...or you it may just be from dehydration.  I get achy muscles all the time when I get a cold due to a variety of reasons.

Might be a trapped nerve?  I get them sometimes in my back and they can be quite painful. 

hate any kind of pain.. espically when its in the back, hope u feel better

Thanks, all.

My mother actually called me that night complaining of an achy back, too, and she'd been with my kids a few days before.

We're putting it down to some sort of nasty kid bug. I'm still sore but it's getting better.