In fact, the thoracic spine works with the ribs to create a protected space—your rib cage—for the lungs, heart, and other organs. The first 10 ribs also connect to the sternum in front to ...

You don’t need to be told that back pain is a common phenomenon ... can press down between your shoulder blades and into the rib cage. Sit on the floor with your shins tucked under your thighs ...

Anatomically, since 1966, the transaxillary approach for first rib resection has been the least invasive and most effective of all approaches for thoracic outlet syndrome. However, in the early ...

Diagnosis of the cervical rib is simply made by a chest radiograph and cervical spine films ... and lysis of these cervical bands. Venous thoracic outlet syndrome, whether or not complicated ...