Iliocostalis thoracis

Looks like

The middle part of the outer erector spinae column, running from the lower six ribs to the upper six ribs.

What it does

Keeps the chest part of the spine upright and bends it sideways.

Keeping it well

Sore with poor posture; varied movement helps. Chest back pain with fever, weight loss or at night needs a doctor.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Non-specific low back pain
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Scoliosis
• Tetanus