The condition usually affects the axial skeleton, in particular, at the thoracic segment, though also other portions of the spine are often involved. DISH often involves also peripheral tendinous ...

The costovertebral joints and its ligaments are involved in both respiratory function and thoracic spine stability, but its anatomy is relatively unknown and therefore frequently overlooked during the ...

The thoracic spine supports the rib cage, protecting the heart ... However, various conditions, including, degenerative arthritis of the spine (also called spondylosis), can cause narrowing of the ...

However, many women have expressed concern about their impact on joint health ... High heels flatten the lumbar spine of the low back, driving the thoracic spine of the mid-back into a hyper ...

The spinal column consists of a series of vertebrae (made of bone) attached to each other by discs (made of soft collagen) and stabilized by a complex arrangement of ligaments, muscles and joints. The ...

sina.tums.ac.ir Background Lateral scapular slide test (LSST) quantitatively measures the distance between thoracic spine (T7) and inferior angle of scapula. Objective In this study, the intra-rater ...

Joint mobility and muscle flexibility of the spine ... After dance training, there was a better relation between kyphosis of the thoracic spine and lordosis of the lumbar spine, and a 7.1° increase in ...

osteoarthritis was evaluated by scoring osteophytes and disc space narrowing at all levels of the thoracic and lumbar spine, and by a qualitative assessment of facet joint arthritis. Results: The ...