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- Ligament and Joint Sprains
Sprained ligaments and joints in the thoracic spine are other common sources of pain. The joints and surrounding ligaments that can become injured are the facet joints, which interconnect the vertebrae, and the costovertebral joints, which connect the vertebrae to ribs. Facet joint sprains often restrict movement and generate sharp and pulsating pain, whereas costovertebral sprains are often described as intense and stabbing. Athletic injury and sleeping on an inappropriate mattress and/or pillow are common causes of sprains.
- Disc Herniations
Herniations occur less frequently in the thoracic spine due to its relative lack of flexibility. However, according to one medical study, 37 percent of asymptomatic patients were found to have a herniated thoracic disc on MRI scans and did not develop pain even 26 months later. But when symptomatic, herniated discs can irritate nerve roots, causing burning or electric pain, often around the rib cage. Trauma and advanced Arthritis are causes of thoracic herniations.
- Arthritis
The degenerative arthritis that occurs in the thoracic spine is called spondylosis, and is considered common among both sexes beyond age 45. Spondylosis involves disc degeneration and bone spur formation. The early stages of thoracic spondylosis can create achy stiffness between the shoulder blades. The stiffness is usually worse in the mornings, but better with activity. Advanced joint and disc degeneration can lead to herniations and nerve entrapments.
- Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease of reduced bone density and mineralization. With progression, the main consequence is a vertebral compression fracture, which happens more often in the thoracic region than anywhere else in the spine. The symptoms of the fractures are sudden, sharp thoracic pain, sometimes with shooting nerve pain, and made worse by coughing and sneezing. Multiple thoracic fractures lead to stooped posture, loss of height and chronic pain with loss of mobility.
- Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an unnatural curvature of the spine that most commonly occurs in the thoracic region. It most frequently affects adolescent females, and has no known cause. Pain from scoliosis can range from none to severe, depending on the extent of deformity and loss of flexibility. If there is a severe thoracic deformity, then mere breathing can cause pain.
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What is thoracic dextroscoliosis of the spine?
LOSS OF NORMAL CURVATURE OF SPINE (LOSS OF DORSAL KYPHOSIS) IS CALLED straightening of the thoracic spine
What is mild thoracic dextroscolisis?
Mild thoracic dextroscoliosis is a form of scoliosis, or an abnormal curvature of the spine. Dextroscoliosis is characterized by spinal curvature which projects towards the right side.
What does slight dextroscoliosis of the mid thoracic spine means?
change the position of vertebral colum right or left
What is thoracic dextroscoliosis of the colon?
scoliosis means any kind of curvature. here dextroscoliosis means a curvature to the right side of the part of the spine that your ribs are attached- can be minor sometimes called 'hunchedbacked'. but can also be serious as can restrict the lung capacity.
What is the difference between dextroscoliosis and levoscoliosis?
When looking at someone from the rear. Levoscoliosis is when the curve of the spine is to the left, therefore the spine is bending to the right. Dextroscoliosis is when the curve of the spine is to the right, therefore the spine is bending to the left.
What does thoracic mean?
It pertains to the thorax... But you can use it as a thoracic spine, thoracic surgery, thoracic cavity, thoracic outlet syndrome, thoracic spine pain, thoracic vertebrae, thoracic medicine, thoracic surgeons, thoracic strains, sprain thoracic, or thoracic spine disorder; it's pretty self explanatory.
What does mild dextroscoliosis may be positional?
To answer this, it would be easiest to break the word dextroscoliosis into its parts. Dextro comes from the Latin word for "right", and scoliosis is curvature of the spine. Given this information, mild dextroscoliosis refers to a minor curvature of the spine toward the right side of the body.
What is a small thoracic defect in the spine?
A malformation, break, or hernia of the thoracic vertebrae in the spine.
What is Spurring in the lower thoracic spine?
What is spurring in the lower thoracic spine? Please be specific
What is mild dextroscoliosis of the thoracic spine means?
Mild dorsal dextroscoliosis is a type of scoliosis (curving of the spine that is not within a normal range). Dextro- means right, and dorsal means back (or upper, but here it means back), so dorsal dextroscoliosis means that your spine curves to the right somewhere near the back of your spine (the knobby part that you can feel when you bend over and touch the middle of your back). Mild, of course, means that the curving is not very serious.
Were is scoliosis located in the spine?
Scoliosis can be located in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar area of the spine Cervical = neck Thoracic = mid spine Lumbar = lower spine
What is An excessive concave curvature of the thoracic spine?
Either Scoliosis or Kyphosis. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine, primarily in the thoracic region. Kyphosis is the forward bending of the thoracic region, the "round back" deformity.
