Middle back pain affects the thoracic spine—the part of the spine that supports the rib cage in the middle and upper back. Compared to lower back (lumbar spine) and neck (cervical spine ...

“Only breathing into your upper chest can mean that the diaphragm isn’t engaging correctly and can often refer pain to the mid-back area,” explains Patel. When we’re feeling ...

Ross Carter, trustee at Pancreatic Cancer Action and a retired pancreatic cancer surgeon, says red flags eight to 10, when experienced alongside gradually worsening mid-back pain, "can sometimes ...

Back pain often happens because something is off in the way your spinal joints, muscles, discs, and nerves fit together and move. Nighttime back pain is a special type of lower back pain that ...

By improving mid-back (thoracic spine) and rib cage mobility, you can enhance your ability to rotate, alleviate pain and move through ... where the upper back rounds forward, compressing the ...

Several exercises and stretches may help relieve lat pain. The latissimus dorsi is a large, flat muscle covering the width of the middle and lower back. It connects the bone of the upper arm to ...