Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The thoracic spine is made up of 12 bones that attach to your ribs and support your rib cage.Excessive curvature in the thoracic spine, ...

This week we are going to discuss thoracic rib facet dysfunction, a condition of the ribs that causes pain, numbness and dysfunction of the rib cage which can be quite problematic. The ribs themselves ...

Previous studies of pediatric vertebrae and rib morphology use varying measurement techniques to collect geometric dimensions from nonhomogeneous samples and few of these studies evaluate growth or ...

(CNN) — If you have recurring back pain, you’ve probably tried strengthening your core, loosening your hips and stretching your back. Those strategies can help, but they don’t always provide a ...

This week we are going to discuss something which is less well known than traditional causes of back pain, yet every bit as problematic—the dysfunction we call rib dysfunction. Rib dysfunction comes ...

Vascular. 2005;13(6):327-335. Since this inquiry 20 years ago, there has not been a formal investigation of this complication. The "punching" injury or the inflicted injury by sharp instrumentation ...

At the Baylor Medicine Spine Center, we treat varied and complex clinical problems associated with the spine. We treat all diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine including: The neck ...