A patient recently contacted me for treatment after the symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome returned following the surgery he had a year ago. Before he flew out to Chicago I asked him to send me a copy of his surgeons report. That was because the incision for his surgery was inferior to the clavicle and […]
Occupational Injuries—Statistics Muscular injury can occur when soft tissues are exposed to single or recurrent episodes of biomechanical overloading (11), which is characteristic of chronic musculoskeletal pain and thoracic outlet syndrome at work. Direct US workers’ compensation costs total $51.1 billion, averaging more than one billion dollars per week (12). Soreness and pain accounted for […]
Most doctors want to know two things. 1. Do you have signs of compression of the nerves or blood vessels in the thoracic outlet? 2. What structures in the bundle are compressed—the artery, vein, nerves, or all the above? In response, investigators have categorized thoracic outlet syndrome as vascular versus neurogenic. Does that mean the […]
You are obviously concerned about whether your surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome will be a success. The nurse sees this and says “Don’t worry because our doctors have 90% “success” for thoracic outlet syndrome surgery. You are received. To you, a success may be “pain free”. Thats not what the doctors authoring the research determine […]
If you suspect you have thoracic outlet syndrome you can get this relatively inexpensive tool to painlessly monitor your pulse rate. If the thoracic outlet is narrowed the subclavian artery can get compressed and either decrease the pulse strength or the pulse can disappear. This is immediately followed by the patient complaining of numbness or […]
Here are 5 ways to differentiate thoracic outlet syndrome from carpal tunnel syndrome. If you can think of a few more ways, please add them in the comments section below. This is an excerpt from a chapter in Dr Stoxen’s #1 best seller The Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The book is available […]
Why must your doctor know the biomechanics of your human springs to treat you for thoracic outlet syndrome? What is the evidence that your doctor does not use biomechanics in the treatment of your thoracic outlet syndrome? Clue 1 – Your doctor doesn’t take the time to ask you detailed questions about activities of your […]
For example: Why did it take 2 months for the top sports physicians to diagnose Markelle Fultz thoracic outlet syndrome? For the 2018–19 season, 76ers head coach named Markelle Fultz the starting shooting guard over veteran JJ Redlick. Fifteen games later, Fultz lost the position to Jimmy Butler On October 5th 2017 he got a […]
Blood Clots, Embolisms, and Death? Paget-Schroetter syndrome or effort thrombosis, is a complication of venous thoracic outlet syndrome that got out of control! This is a condition where the compression of the vein in your shoulder gets so bad that a blood clot forms that blocks the blood flow out of your arm. This can […]
When you lean your body to the left the righting reflex contracts the scalene muscles on the right automatically to hold your 9-12 pound head in this position. If the weight is leaning to one side you use your 9-12 pound head to counterbalance the weight leaning to the opposite side. If you sit in […]
