and put pressure on nerves in your thoracic spine. Osteoarthritis. Joint tissues – bone, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments – can start to break down as you age, leading to pain, swelling ...

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

Scapular winging can cause pain, a loss of mobility ... which controls the trapezius muscle the long thoracic nerve, which controls the serratus anterior muscle Less commonly, physical damage ...

The thoracic outlet is the space between a person’s collarbone and first rib. If the pressure is on the nerves, it can cause: aching pain affecting the neck, shoulder, arm, or hand pain ...

Surgery typically involves removal of the offending cartilage and stabilization of the affected ribs to prevent recurrent of nerve impingement. Costal margin reconstruction is the newest surgical ...

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the patient's cervical and thoracic spine was obtained ... with diseases involving peripheral nerves. Subsequently in 1868, Charcot described ...