Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug.abapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug.
Home > Spine > Spine Glossary > Spine Glossary - Thoracolumbar junction. Spine Glossary - Thoracolumbar junction. This is the junction between the Thoracic spine and the Lumbar spine. The junction consists of the part of the vertebral column from the eleventh thoracic vertebra to the first lumbar vertebra. Here the spinal curvature changes from kyphosis to lordosis, and the orientation of the facet joints changes from coronal to sagittal.
1 Joint Dysfunction. 2  Pain caused by joint dysfunction, where the ribs attach to the spine at each level of the thoracic spine, can cause pain. 3  Herniated or degenerative discs. 4  While less common in the thoracic spine, degenerative disc disease or a thoracic herniated disc can be a source of pain.here are several features of the thoracic spine that distinguish it from the lumbar and cervical spine: 1  Limited flexibility. 2  The ribs connected to T11 and T12 at the bottom of the thoracic spine do not attach the sternum in front, but do provide protection for the kidneys in the back of the body.