While it is not included in that particular article, it is mentioned in several other areas, and there is an informational video:

http://www.spine-health.com/video/thoracic-spinal-stenosis-video

I imagine it is not mentioned in the main article because cervical and lumbar areas of the spine have more similarities and the thoracic area of the spine is "odd man out" so to speak. So it is easier to address the special problems of the thoracic spine in a separate article.

If you use the search box, it is easy to find a number of articles that address the issue.

http://www.spine-health.com/search/google?cx=000920495788068656876:g_h27...

As Gwennie mentioned there is many more articles dealing with Cervical and Lumbar situations. Thoracic problems, conditions, treatments have really only started to surface more and more the past couple of years.

There has been more discussions in formal articles regarding Thoracic. Just use Search to find some of them

It is almost impossible for the moderator team here to review technical information and have the site owners add articles. Our major focus is in providing overall forum education to the member community and unfortunately, spend a great deal of time in member/post/chat problem resolutions.

The Spine-Health site itself has paid staff that look at ALL articles to make sure they are accurate and to add new ones as appropriate.

Hello anelsen15,

Thoracic spinal stenosis is very real.

Like many other conditions, which are frequently discussed and diagnosed in the cervical and lumbar areas, thoracic spinal stenosis is often categorized as being "rare".

There is mention of thoracic spinal stenosis in this Spine-Health article:

http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/upper-back.../all-about-upper-bac...

I understand your frustration in trying to find reading material for your diagnosis of thoracic spinal stenosis. You can find gobs of information for the cervical and lumbar regions, but the thoracic area is a tough one... literally.

Has your doctor discussed any action plans for this diagnosis?

I wish you well,

Tammy

I know I can find easily and have done it for 5 years but when an article specificallys says there are only two kinds of stenosis. It pis** me off. Story of a thorasic person's life. If the people writing this don't know there are alot of us they will continue to write this way. To quote a friend " there is no money right now in thorasic"
sucks

Hi anelsen15,

If you have additional information to share, regarding thoracic spinal stenosis, it might be very insightful to others who have been diagnosed with this condition.

Would you consider sending the information you have found regarding thoracic spinal stenosis, to one of the moderators, authority members or Ron? They could then forward the information, for consideration, to be published on Spine-Health.

It would be nice to continue to build and feed the Thoracic information section, in addition to the Thoracic forum, here at Spine-Health.

There are many thoracic sufferers who feel absolutely lost, when it comes to finding specific information on a certain diagnosis they have been given.

The more information and personal experiences we can share with each other, the better this forum will become.

I was wondering what the treatment is/will be for you, with having this diagnosis?

Tammy

The general medical consensus was because Thoracic stenosis is very rare, it was not covered along with the other conditions.
More work is being put into this area to determine when and where it is appropriate.

I am sorry I just happened to have been chatting with someone who was going through thorasic problems and the doctor saying the same thing we all heard and then came across this article. Just vented a little because it was about 3 long, suffering, feeling crazy years before my thorasic was acknowledged.

To answer tammy, in my diagnosis the stenosis was just a small part of the findings and the doc felt there were more pressing matters such as the herniation and the tears. Basically a few of my discs have lost the ability to support my spine very well and causes alot of pain. It is why I tend to feel pretty great in the morning only for gravity to set in. I can grab my neck and pick it up and feel a separation in that area and immediate relif. Not really sure why but it feels great. I look crazy walking around my house like that but hey i don't care at this point. I have had all the inj. mult. times, all alt. treatments also and relistically everything was short term. Stretching has been the one thing that made the most difference. As far as surgury I was scheduled for it last december but ins. issues canceled it. It was the VATS spine surgury to fuse T5-7. Torn because of the 4 main doctors I see or talk with 2 say its needed and two say its not. I have two who both do VATS and they are split. The reason I guess is my age, the fact that I refuse pain meds ( most of the time), I want them but i watched it tear my family apart when I was a kid so for me it has a history, and the herniation realistically is not that big, but it does cause massive pain that was reproduced on discogram. But discogram is only evidence if the doctor is a beliver in the procedure. Lot of docs question it now. Thorasic is the most confusing, aggrivating thing I have been through, mainly because I feel I have reached the point where its "live with it" or get a surgury that could possibly make worse.

You know if I was better on computers I have been wanting to start a site dedicated to thorasic spine problems, but I have no idea how to begin.

Good luck

Just wanted to let you know that I've been thinking about what you have posted and I want to reply to this post, real soon.

I can sure understand why you are in so much pain, from what you have shared. Not fun and I imagine I would be a bit torn about having surgery. I must say, I am amazed at the VATS surgery... particularly the minimally invasive part.

I'm hoping tomorrow, I will be able to type you a more detailed reply... but until then, just wanted to let you know that I've been thinking about you.

Take good care,

Tammy