What Are Trunk Injuries

Sources of atraumatic trunk pain include the thoracic spine (disc herniation, scoliosis, kyphosis), ribcage (BSI, costochondritis, TS, slipping rib syndrome, costovertebral or costotransverse joint dysfunction), and torso musculature (serratus anterior, intercostal, oblique muscle strain, myofascial pain).

What is the trunk of the body?

The main part of the body that contains the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and back. Most of the body’s organs and the backbone are found in the trunk. Also called torso.

What is the difference between trunk and torso?

As nouns the difference between torso and trunk is that torso is the part of the (human) body from the neck to the groin, that is, the body excluding the head and limbs while trunk is the (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk.