In this video I explain how bad posture can cause thoracic outlet syndrome.
What is thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?
TOS is a compression of the brachial plexus and/or subclavian artery and vein at the junction of the neck and clavicle area.
Thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms can include numbness and tingling in the hands, coldness of the hands, burning and sharp sensation from the neck to the arms and hands, headaches, neck pain, chest pain, and shoulder pain.
Bad posture causes the anterior and middle scalene muscles and pectoralis minor muscles to become tight. This can compress the brachial plexus and subclavian vessels and cause symptoms.
To treat TOS conservatively there's 4 exercises you should be doing. Click the play button below to watch the exercises right now.
- Stretch the ulnar nerve by making a circle with your index finger and thumb and place it close to your eye as you lift your elbow high.
- Stretch the median nerve by placing the palm of your hand against the wall with your fingers pointing down. Then look up and tilt your head away from the wall.
- Stretch the radial nerve by placing the backside of your hand against the wall with your fingers pointing down. Then look up and tilt your head away from the wall.
- Improve your posture by doing exercises that bring the shoulders back to release pressure from the thoracic outlet.
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2 Comments
Ella williams
December 19, 2017Hello, I was diagnosed with torticollis in Russia when I was 6. After a year of physical therapy and massages was no improvement and specialist gave only option, muscle extension surgery. To make long story short, I’ve being to plenty doctors over the last 10 years here but nobody ever got me diagnosed with it here in US. I’ve being diagnosed here with fibromyalgia, ulnar neuropathy in both elbows,chronic migraines, thoracic outlet syndrome finally a year ago,have degenerative disc in neck, slightly bulged disk in lower back, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome. And I’m only 36. My life is a nightmare consisting of constant pain. I have 2 kids, being denied on disability twice and can’t possibly go back to work even part time(can’t sit or stand long) Now the question do you deal with a patients like me? Exercise cause me severe pain, I’m getting dizzy fast, example even can’t do a good stretch when woke up, if shoulder blades meat too close I can pass out completely( leaned that few times on a floor:( ) Do you have any idea what kind of exercise I can do untill I find a doctor who knows something about torticollis and I have surgery or 2 ,other one for thoracic outlet, done? Thank you so much in advance for reading all this.
Dr. Guevara
December 20, 2017Ella,
If you have fibromyalgia you’re going to be hurting all over. What state are you in? Are you in Georgia? I can recommend a doctor that deals with fibromyalgia and has great success.
Dr. Guevara
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