• Victor Wembanyama, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, and the NBA Finals: The Story Most Fans Don’t Know

    By Published On: June 1st, 2026

    Victor Wembanyama is bigger than basketball. As amazing as he is on the court, he carries a bigger story. He faced down a career-threatening disease in venous thoracic outlet syndrome, with a blood clot in a large vein leading to the heart. He overcame venous thoracic outlet syndrome in a story the rest of us can learn from.

  • Victor Wembanyama, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, and Why His Return Matters

    By Published On: May 18th, 2026

    We wrote about Victor Wembanyama shortly before he was officially diagnosed with TOS. We compared his case with a number of high-profile athletes with blood clots, including those with venous TOS. Today, he brings his amazing skills to the NBA Western Conference finals. If Wemby can recover from TOS, so can you!

  • Zack Wheeler, Phillies’ Ace, Struck Down by Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

    By Published On: August 23rd, 2025

    Zach Wheeler is the ace of the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff. The Phillies are in first place in the National League East, due in no small part to Wheeler’s pitching. In a huge shock to the Phillies and their fans, Wheeler suffered a blood clot in his pitching arm, and likely has developed venous thoracic outlet syndrome.

  • What happened to Victor Wembanyama?

    By Published On: June 23rd, 2025

    This year‘s NBA playoffs have been as thrilling as any in recent memory, but they have been turned upside down by serious injuries to several star players. We suggest that no injury has had a bigger impact than Victor Wembanyama's blood clot. Could Victor Wembanyama be facing thoracic outlet syndrome?

  • Five Symptoms That Should Make You Think of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

    By Published On: April 4th, 2023

    These five symptoms should make you think of thoracic outlet syndrome.

  • Benedictine pitcher back on mound after blood-clot surgery

    By Published On: January 21st, 2019

    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

  • Bummed out. :(

    By Published On: January 4th, 2019

    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