Lower Thoracic Pain

[physiobob]

Is T8/T9 the apex of his thoracic curve? If so it is taking the most demand during the day in terms of excessive flexion at that area. Perhaps unloading the tissue a little with some k-taping or the like to assist his postural awareness would assist. Then looking at how he is lifting to modify it slightly to reduce the stresses on that area. Eliciting some muscle spasm at that area would perhaps indicate some underlying trauma, strain, repetitive breakdown, small disc lesion. It may be that his position in bed if kept for a long period causes the pain and wakes him up. e.g. if he is slide lying in rotation then sleeping for a few nights with a pillow under the top leg to reduce the rotation on the Tx might reduce the symptoms. It would be worth a trial to see what happens.

[arouffparfaitv]

Is T8/T9 the apex of his thoracic curve? If so it is taking the most demand during the day in terms of excessive flexion at that area. Perhaps unloading the tissue a little with some k-taping or the like to assist his postural awareness would assist. Then looking at how he is lifting to modify it slightly to reduce the stresses on that area. Eliciting some muscle spasm at that area would perhaps indicate some underlying trauma, strain, repetitive breakdown, small disc lesion. It may be that his position in bed if kept for a long period causes the pain and wakes him up. e.g. if he is slide lying in rotation then sleeping for a few nights with a pillow under the top leg to reduce the rotation on the Tx might reduce the symptoms. It would be worth a trial to see what happens.

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