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 ...

Inflammation or infection in the lining or wall of the heart muscle can cause back pain, commonly in the upper- to middle-back area. Pericarditis and endocarditis are two types of this condition.

What is the news on the pain in my neck? It boils down to an overuse injury. When a cyclist logs many hours of riding, there is repetitive sub-maximal loading on the upper back and neck, which leads ...

Most pinched nerves start in the neck (cervical radiculopathy), upper-middle back (thoracic radiculopathy) or lower back (lumbar radiculopathy). The symptoms of most pinched nerves will gradually go ...

Less common, however, is to find drills that address upper-back pain, despite it being a prevalent issue among sedentary office workers—due to hunching over a keyboard—and regular exercisers—due to a ...

The location of abdominal pain (e.g., lower right-sided pain or upper middle) helps to diagnose specific forms of IBD. What inflammatory bowel disease pain feels like (cramping or sudden pain after ...