A Night She Thought Would Never End Thoracic Outlet Syndrome can push people into some of the most frightening moments of their lives. When the pain, pressure, and nerve symptoms build, it becomes difficult to trust what your own body is doing. For many, the worst episodes happen late at night, when everything feels louder, […]
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The optimum management of TOS requires an understanding of the underlying cause(s) of the neurovascular compression or tension (1). Don’t you hate when doctors give you a treatment without determining the cause? Regardless if you have a work injury, auto accident, sports injury, repetitive motion, poor posture, or even cervical ribs, there is usually only […]
When you are involved in an auto accident, there is a traumatic shift of the neck, upper back, shoulder, rib cage, and even jaw. You can suffer chronic pain for a lifetime. Most sports, work, and auto injuries involve a similar injury cycle. There is a period of pain, stiffness (compression), and sometimes compressed nerves, […]
Cervical Ribs are Conditions You Are Born with or Anomalies (Cervical Ribs, Elongated Bones) Cervical ribs are an extra set of ribs at the top of the rib cage. There can also be partial ribs or elongated prominences, called thoracic processes, that doctors think can compress the outlet. It is rare for patients with an […]
Research suggests that thoracic outlet syndrome most frequently occurs following a single episode of neck trauma such as a sports injury. Motor vehicle accidents resulting in whiplash are the most common causes of neck injuries with approximately 1,000,000 per year in the United States (3). An acute injury of the muscles and joints will stimulate […]
Muscle Origin: The subclavius originates from the junction of the first rib and its cartilage. Muscle Insertion: The subclavius inserts on the inferior surface of the middle of the clavicle. Muscle Action: The subclavius action is to depress the clavicle (collarbone). When the subclavius is in an abnormally contracted state, it draws the clavicle […]
