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For the patient with rheumatoid arthritis, the effects of the arthritis on the cervical spine can vary from minimal symptoms to life threatening pressure on the spinal cord that requires complex surgery to stabilize the spine and reduce the pressure on the spinal cord.
If your physician has diagnosed you with a degenerative thoracic spine condition â or with a more common degenerative cervical spine (neck) or degenerative lumbar spine (lower back) problem â treatment may include pain medication, mild massage, rest, gentle stretching or steroid injections.nd, since they are anchored to the rib cage, the thoracic vertebrae do not have the same range of motion as vertebrae in the neck or lower back. The thoracic spine also has very pronounced spinous processes, which are bony projections on the vertebrae that help attach muscles and ligaments to the spine.