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 ...

Your cervical spine is in your neck, and your lumbar spine is in your lower back. If you have upper and middle back pain, that involves your thoracic spine. There are 12 vertebrae in your thoracic ...

Still, the new research revealed a glimmer of hope that some treatments may work better than others to improve acute or chronic lower back pain. Here’s a closer look at which treatments may or m ...

Only around one in every 10 treatments was found to be effective in relieving lower back pain, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Many of them are “barely better ...