Hey everyone. I have previously posted here with my own back problems but all in the lumbar region. I want to get some feedback about my son, he is 20 years old and about 4 months ago he started experiencing back pain in the mid back, he seeked treatment with 2 different chiropractors with absolutely no results other than the money he's spent, so I finally convinced him to have an MRI done it showed the protruding disk between T8 & T9, which I am finding out is quite rare. He just started PT and I am praying this will be the answer, the pain gets unbearable for him at times. I know age is on his side, but I am quite scared at this point as to date nothing has helped him, and I was told if it came to surgery they would have to go through the chest, is this true. As his mother I am totally freaking out and worried beyond belief. I was just wondering if anyone else has any comments or advise about this region of the back.