The first rib moves upward, pulled up by the scalene muscles and is held in spasm by the scalene muscles subsequently. The brachial plexus of nerves which exits the neck and enters the arm is ...

or shooting pain under or around the left rib cage due to inflammation of the nerves in that region. This pain is known as postherpetic neuralgia and can persist even after the rash has healed ...

allowing the ribs to move or slip out of their normal position and push on the nerve. Slipping rib syndrome is a straightforward condition with potentially severe consequences for those affected.

This week we are going to discuss a condition which is a congenital dysfunction of the 7th cervical vertebra which is present in 1 to 400 of the population. People have cervical ribs bilaterally ...

Madness approaches, athletes experiencing neck or shoulder pain are being urged to consider the possibility of thoracic ...

protected by the ribs. But hitting the body over or just below this area can send shock waves into the liver that result in instant crippling pain because of the large number of critical nerves ...