Many patients with TOS tell us their stories. One common thread patients tell us is that they see many doctors before they are correctly diagnosed with TOS. If you think you have TOS, we would like to offer 5 simple [...]
Drake Curry said he felt like he was throwing 100 pounds. A baseball had never seemed so heavy to the Benedictine Bulldogs’ pitcher, but Curry and his arm have come a long way in just five months. The [...]
After a two-year stretch of confusion, frustration, internet conspiracies, and unpredictability, Markelle Fultz, the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2017 No. 1 draft pick who suddenly couldn’t shoot a basketball, was finally diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). This ailment, often [...]
“TOS most frequently occurs in relatively young, active and otherwise healthy individuals, particularly those engaged in heavy lifting or repetitive overhead use of their arms,” said Dr. Parth Shah, director of the Thoracic Outlet Center in the Hartford HealthCare [...]
Hartford Hospital @hartfordhosp The sidelining of rising NBA star @MarkelleF after a diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) has put a spotlight on this little-know medical condition. https://twitter.com/hartfordhosp/status/1075346759113736192 I feel badly for the elite athletes [...]
LearntheHeart.com @LearntheHeart Adson's sign: Patient extends neck + turn head to side being tested ➔ hold breath ➔ if radial pulse gone ➔ thoracic outlet syndrome present https://twitter.com/LearntheHeart/status/1076004828944523264 Unfortunately, this simply isn't correct. Alfred Adson [...]
I've had pretty crazy past few months. I've never had any health issues before, but after a 9-hour flight back from London at the end of September, I noticed my right arm was swollen and the veins in [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers are unsure if Markelle Fultz will play again this season. The 20-year-old Fultz was diagnosed this month with thoracic outlet syndrome and is doing physical therapy in Los Angeles. General manager Elton Brand said Saturday [...]
When patients leave Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after Dr. Robert Thompson, a vascular surgeon, has removed their first rib as part of thoracic outlet decompression surgery, they are given the 4-centimeter piece of bone to take home [...]
A 50 year-old woman fell down a flight of stairs at work. Pain, numbness and tingling developed rapidly in her left arm, and then in her right arm. The patient sought help from a series of doctors. None [...]
