but I thought I just had a naturally large rib cage and I put the back pain down to walking to school with a schoolbag on my ...

Middle back pain affects the thoracic spine—the part of the spine that supports the rib cage in the middle and upper back. Compared to lower back (lumbar spine) and neck (cervical spine ...

You're going to try to keep your pelvis down and lift your rib cage. This is going to help decompress that spine. Brad: So in other words, you're saying keep your butt flat on the chair. Mike: Yes.

Ankylosing spondylitis often affects the joints where your ribs attach to your spine and breastbone. Pain and stiffness can make it hard to expand the rib cage, leading to breathing problems.

In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and their sternum. Basically, a turtle's skeleton is inside out. And just like you can't take a skeleton out of a person ...

It’s the oblique muscles — which connect the lower rib cage to the pelvis on each side of the body — that rotate and flex the trunk and spine. Rotation exercises strengthen the obliques and ...

On your exhale, allow your chest and rib cage to relax all the way down to your belly, drawing your navel in towards your spine. Let your breath be in and out through your nostrils. Let the breath ...