Thoracic Spine articles
Thoracic Spine Pain
Posted on Aug 02nd, 2018
Upper back pain is common, although less prevalent than lower back pain. Typically pain is caused between the shoulder blades. The pain can be felt across the shoulders, upper back, shoulder blades and ribs. Sometimes the pain can travel...
Costochondritis
Posted on Jul 01st, 2018
Costochondritis is when the cartilage connecting the breastbone and the rib becomes inflamed, the junction is referred to as the costosternal joint. Pain from this condition can mimic the signs of a heart attack and various other conditions...
Anterior Wedge Fracture to the Vertebra
Posted on Apr 08th, 2018
Anterior wedge fractures are fractures that occur when the vertebrae in the spine break down from some form of trauma. The fracture can also be caused by cancer, osteoporosis and any number of other conditions. Symptoms often include...
Kyphoplasty
Posted on Mar 12th, 2018
Kyphoplasty is a surgical procedure that is used to treat vertebral compression (crush) fracture. Vertebral compression fractures are fractures that occur when a vertebra in the spine collapses due to trauma. The fracture can also be caused...
Cervicothoracic Joint (CT) Dysfunction
Posted on Nov 30th, 2017
Joint dysfunction is one of the main causes of neck pain. Most of the time, the underlying cause is attributed to a disorder of the facet joints, which is attributed to disc disruption. Dysfunction can cause a secondary muscle spasm, which...
Disc Herniation
Posted on Jul 24th, 2017
Around 80% of the population will at one time or another suffer from lower back pain. Pain can range from severe to mild and be long-lasting or short-lived. Regardless of how the pain happens, lower back pain makes it quite difficult to...
Scapula Fracture
Posted on May 06th, 2017
Mobile, triangular and protected by an intricate system of surrounding muscles, the scapula isn’t broken all that often. These fractures account for less than 1 percent of all broken bones. Blunt trauma, high-energy, falling from an...
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
Posted on Mar 31st, 2017
What is it? Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis, which mainly affects the bones, muscles and ligaments of the spine. It can also be found in other joints of different parts of the body. The literal definition is ankylosis,...
Intercostal Muscle Strain
Posted on Feb 12th, 2017
Intercostal Muscle Strain Rib strains are injuries to any of the tendons or muscles that attach to the ribs. The strain can be the result of tearing or stretching of the muscle fibers. Sometimes you will hear of the rib strain being called...
Facet Joint Osteoarthritis
Posted on Feb 12th, 2017
At one point in time or another, everyone will experience pain in their lower back. Pain can range from mild to intense. It can be either short-lived or long-lasting. Regardless of how it happens, lower back pain makes many of the...
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
Posted on Oct 18th, 2016
Just about everyone will end up with some type of lower back pain or another throughout their lifetime. Pain can range from mild to severe. It can last for an extended period of time or it can be short-lived. Regardless of how it happens,...
