Fracture of vertebrae – The upper and middle back region has 12 vertebrae attached to the rib cage. A fracture in one of them would cause a shooting pain at the back. Osteoarthritis–The small facets of the vertebrae that join the spine are efficiently cushioned by cartilage. As the cartila...
Thethoracic spine—also referred to as the upper back or middle back—is designed for stability to anchor the rib cage and protect vital internal organs within the chest. Compared to the neck (cervical spine) and lower back (lumbar spine), the upper back is remarkably resistant to injury and...
TOS should be considered in the differential diagnosis ofupper limb pain. Although rare, it can be a significant source of morbidity and in the vascularcases, life or limb threatening. The presence of a cervical rib on plain films of the cervical spine with the absence of other significant sp...
Reprints and permissions Copyright information © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG About this chapter Cite this chapter Deng, G. (2023). Myofascial Pain. In: Blakley, B.W., Blakley, J.E. (eds) Functional Illness of the Head and Neck. Springer...
Middle back pain, also known as upperback painor thoracicback painoccurs anywhere between the bottom of the neck to the top of the lumbar spine, where the rib cage ends. The ribs are connected to the sternum (a narrow thickened plate in the center of the chest) and then wrap round the...
kano2573over a year ago Hi. I see that you are in lot of pain and that’s why I will try to explain you more about possible causes of this upper back pain. I have read that this upper back pain is not a very common spine condition but that it can cause significant discomfort and...
What is quite often seen in the practice, in young to middle aged adults, is a Scheuermann-like thoracic deep achy pain. The structural changes, and abnormal cartilage make the spine very stiff. Adjusting the midback feels like thrusting into concrete, and a hard physical manipulation just inc...
Imaging tests typically aren't done when it's the first time you've had back pain or if your back hurts because you overdid it. Most back pain starts in the back and not the actual spine. Because it’s often related to the muscles of the back, the specific cause often can’t be ...
Multifidus has been the most commonly blamed paraspinal muscle in the etiology of LBP. However, it contributes to 20% of the extensor moment on the lumbar spine. In the present study, we aimed to identify whether patients with LBP and asymptomatic subjects differed in terms of intervertebral ...
thoracic spine While pain in the middle of the chest may be related to these structures, it is not uncommon for pain to radiate or refer from other regions, like the upper middle abdominal area (epigastric region). The concomitant signs and symptoms are of significant value when assessing the...