Identifying And Treating Thoracic Back Pain (Physio for herniated disc)
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A thoracic back pain takes place in the backbone. The vertebral column or more common as backbone is comprised of 32 vertebrae, seven of which is termed as cervical, 12 thoracic, five are the sacral, another 5 the lumbar and three are referred to as the coccygeal. The twelve thoracic vertebrae are labeled as the upper back and the lower portion is the lumbar region.