INTRODUCTIONrnThe disturbance syndrome of thoracic vertebral joint means theclinical syndrome mainly indicating backache caused because ofsecondary injury of spinal nerve root and/or sympathetic nervecaused by joint disturbance of intervertebral discs of thoracic ver-tebrac, zygapophyseal joints and proper joint of thoracic verte-brae. Because the symptoms and signs are complicated, it often ismisdiagnosed as diseases in respiratory system, cardiovascular sys-tem or alimentary system and can not achieve thorough treatment,which used to be cured with drugs, acupuncture and physiotherapybut the effect is not satisfying.rn