Finding Hope After Years of Pain Living with pain every day can wear you down. Many people with Thoracic Outlet Surgery histories, failed treatments, or complex cases like Paget-Schroetter Syndrome know this feeling well. For years, I listened to patients tell me that nothing had helped—not physical therapy, not medications, and for some, not even […]
When Anna Tori Smith arrived at my clinic, I immediately recognized the unmistakable posture and facial expression of a patient who had been fighting for her life for far too long. Her body carried the physical story of a long battle with systemic inflammation, circulatory compromise, and the deep structural collapse that can follow years […]
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 […]
In my clinical experience, one of the most misunderstood drivers of chronic neck pain, chronic shoulder pain, and the persistent patterns often mistaken for structural problems is the righting reflex. This reflex is the automatic neurological mechanism the body uses to keep the head level with the horizon. When posture repeatedly triggers this reflex, individuals […]
