{"id":2725,"date":"2016-09-05T00:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T00:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/?page_id=2725"},"modified":"2021-06-30T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T09:35:29","slug":"thoracic-myelopathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/education-centre\/conditions\/mid-back\/thoracic-myelopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoracic Myelopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"sample-title\">Thoracic myelopathy<\/h1>\n<p>Just like myelopathy on the neck, thoracic or mid-back (upper back) myelopathy occurs when the spinal cord is compressed. This can occur in the mid-back for a range of reasons. Technically speaking, myelopathy refers to any condition of the spinal cord. In this article, we are specifically speaking about compressive thoracic myelopathy.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cause<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Common reasons for thoracic myelopathy the following: Bulged or herniated intervertebral disc, spinal degeneration, fracture or a bone spur. However, there are many other causes of myelopathy, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post-traumatic deformities<\/li>\n<li>Infections\u00a0(e.g. tuberculosus)<\/li>\n<li>Inflammatory conditions<\/li>\n<li>Neurodegenerative disease<\/li>\n<li>Neoplastic disease<\/li>\n<li>Vascular\u00a0disorder (e.g. vascular malformations, spinal cord infarct and epidural hematoma)<\/li>\n<li>Idiopathic (unknown cause)<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Clinical features are centred about the mechanical compression of the spinal cord. Compressive thoracic myelopathy typically leads to a slow and steady decline in nerve function. Symptoms can include numbness or tingling, weakness in the legs that presents as a loss of coordination or the ability to walk normally. Many other non-mechanical symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><b>Treatment<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The treatment for thoracic myelopathy is depended on the cause. Please ask your medical doctor for more information. <\/p>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thoracic myelopathy Just like myelopathy on the neck, thoracic or mid-back (upper back) myelopathy occurs when the spinal cord is compressed. This can occur in the mid-back for a range of reasons. Technically speaking, myelopathy refers to any condition of&#8230; <br \/> <a class=\"re-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/education-centre\/conditions\/mid-back\/thoracic-myelopathy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7184,"parent":648,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/inner-template.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2725"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8856,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2725\/revisions\/8856"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}