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Back Exercises

The Best Exercises for Thoracic Back Pain

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Karen Cashin

Many Americans suffer from back pain in one form or another. Thoracic back pain means the pain is located in the upper or mid back. There are many causes for thoracic back pain, like not lifting properly, poor posture, spending too many hours in a bad chair at work or a previous injury.

Karen Cashin began writing and working in public relations in 1999. Her work has appeared in the "hapwise" newsletter and on after5detroit.com. Cashin has experience in the health care, consumer and automotive fields, and holds a Health Insurance Associate designation from America’s Health Insurance Plans, along with her Master of Arts in public relations and organizational communication from Wayne State University.