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hi and welcome,
i have a couple questions then i'll give some info. do you spend a lot of time on the computer and sitting (even driving sitting)? Do you carry a heavy backpack or bag?

tension can play a large role in pain. because you only rate it 2/3 on a scale of 10 I would venture a guess that your pain could be some early signs or maybe has some other cause. My experience with nerve pain is that when it started it was off the charts pain. others might have it slowly come on like you describe, but i think its more like my experience where one day you are just in horrible pain.

tension causes tightness in our muscles and muscles are innervated by the nerves, thus it kind of goes together. there is a common place tension causes pain to start and then refer to other places and that is in the shoulder blade muscles. you can get this type of pain without having any compromise in your spine structure. massage and pt can help this, sometimes you can get these things called trigger points - like little knots in your muscles. they can refer pain to other places in your body along the nerve path. same with back there is a place in lower back that can do the same thing.

same with weather, it too can play a role in pain levels. the best thing to do is get it checked out with your doc. anything you can do in early stages of injury or problems is always good, i.e. massage, pt, rest, heat/ice, etc. these things may help you manage your stress as well!