The biomechanics of the thoracic spine and rib cage are crucial for understanding ... particularly in axial rotation. The presence of the rib cage reduces the range of motion and intradiscal ...

The thoracic spine also functions to help move your body. Thoracic motions include flexion, extension, rotation, and side bending of your spine. These motions are much less than the same motions ...

Approximately 10 months earlier, she experienced acute pain in the (thoracic-lumbar) mid-spine during a training camp, on the uneven bar. She reported no acute trauma. The pain was located at the ...