Other muscles that support your shoulders arise from the thoracic spine ... the area around the rib cage, and below the waist. In some instances, you may be unable to control bowel movements ...

Pain in the middle back can happen for many reasons, including muscle strain ... back pain affects the thoracic spine—the part of the spine that supports the rib cage in the middle and upper ...

yahoo.com Background: In all studies in which the strength of the neck extensor muscles has been measured, the level of thoracic support has been adjusted differently so direct comparison of the ...

The majority of rib fractures was located in the anterior part of the thoracic cage. Sternum fractures predominantly occurred in the lower third. Eight of 19 patients received either thrombolytic ...

From November 1998 to July 2005, 105 patients who had failed conservative treatment underwent 131 procedures for thoracic ... of scalenus muscle origin with insertion at the first rib between ...