I'm just trying to figure out wtf a lying db row is...
The area you speak of sounds like the area where the traps, rhomboids, lats and a few other groups meet up (without seeing a graph of where you hurt) and is VERY vulnerable to strains and knotting up. I've had problems with that area in the past, and I use deep tissue massage for it and would recommend the same, but in the meantime, you may want to heat it to loosen it up (only ice it within 6 or so hours of the injury) and take an anti-inflammatory. It may take a few weeks of massage and rest to get it back to normal, but don't rush it because the pain in that area can be absolutely excruciating. I tightened mine up so bad once I had to take about 5 weeks off...
On a related note - press on the front side of your body in the lower chest/mid ribcage area (in the same area where your back hurts) and see if you have any soreness. The body is symmetrical, and a lot of times, injuries in that region are caused by sh!t going on in the front.
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