Thoracic Pain/Rib Pain Conditions
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- Arthritis
- Compression Fractures
- Degenerative Disk Disease
- Pain After Surgery
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Herniated Disk
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Your spine consists of 24 bones all stacked up together to make your vertebrate. Those bones are broken up into three different regions: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar. The thoracic region makes up 12 of the 24 bones of the spine.
The thoracic spine region refers to the area of the back through which the thoracic spine transverses—roughly the bottom of the neck to the top of the low-back. The thoracic back might also be referred to as the mid or upper back.
One of the primary roles of this region of the back is to provide stability. Each of the vertebrates in the thoracic region is connected to a rib on both sides and then meet in the front at the sternum. This ultimately builds our rib cage, protecting important organs such as our heart, lungs, liver, etc. Thoracic back pain may feel like stiffness, tingling, numbness, throbbing, or stabbing sensations, making everyday activities difficult.
What causes thoracic or rib pain?
Thoracic back pain can have many causes including:
- Arthritis
- Compression Fractures
- Degenerative Disk Disease
- Pain After Surgery
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Herniated Disk
SEVA Med Care treatments and procedures for thoracic pain/rib pain:
- Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injections (TESI)
- Thoracic Facet Injections (T-FACET)
- Thoracic Radiofrequency Ablation (T-RF)
- Intercostal Block
- Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty
- Relievant
- Physical Therapy