#thoracicoutletsyndrome
🔥 Numbness or tingling down your arm PLUS neck tension? Your SCALENES and COLLARBONE might be contributing! If you're constantly stretching your neck but still experiencing tingling down your arm, the problem might involve nerve compression around your first rib and collarbone. 💡 Here's what's happening: ⚡ Your brachial plexus nerves travel between the scalene muscles, over the first rib, and underneath the collarbone. ⚡ Tight scalene muscles can contribute to restricted space around these nerves, potentially causing numbness or tingling. ⚡ The subclavius muscle connects your first rib to your collarbone. Excessive tension in this region may contribute to nerve irritation. 🛠️ Try these 3 exercises: ✅ STEP 1: SCALENE STRETCH Slide your arm downward and tilt your head away from the affected side. While maintaining the tilt, slowly rotate your head to look down and then up. ✅ STEP 2: SUBCLAVIUS + CHEST STRETCH Lie lengthwise over a foam roller and bring your arms overhead. Take a deep breath in, then slowly exhale to encourage relaxation and mobility around your chest and collarbone. ✅ STEP 3: DOWEL ROTATIONS Hold a dowel and perform controlled upper-body rotations to improve mobility through your chest, shoulders, and upper back. 🔥 Why this matters: Improving mobility around your neck, first rib, and collarbone may help reduce irritation when these structures contribute to nerve compression. Avoid movements that increase tingling or numbness, and have persistent symptoms or weakness evaluated. The goal here is to create more comfortable space around the nerves and restore better movement throughout your neck and shoulders. #ArmTingling #ThoracicOutletSyndrome #ScaleneStretch #NerveCompression #PhysicalTherapy
Dr. Joe Damiani, DPT767,100 views • 11 days ago
Replying to @D Crislip Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Symptoms. TOS is so much more than neck or shoulder pain. 🥴 For me, it means arm and hand numbness and tingling, shoulder blade pain, a hand that turns red, blue, or cold, and symptoms that worsen with certain arm positions. Add in snapping scapula and possible long thoracic nerve involvement, and it’s a daily struggle. After countless appointments, tests, PT, and nerve blocks, finally getting answers matters. ❤️🩹 I’m sharing my journey to raise awareness because TOS is real, debilitating, and often misunderstood. If you’re going through this too, you’re not alone. 💙 #ThoracicOutletSyndrome #TOSAwareness #ChronicPain #NervePain #TOS
heyitsjenni_44,300 views • 1 month ago
Thoracic outlet syndrome isn’t just one condition—it has three different types depending on what’s being compressed: nerves, veins, or arteries. Each one can cause very different symptoms, and in some cases, more than one type can be present at the same time. #greenscreen #tos #thoracicoutletsyndrome #wellnessjourney #chronicpain
heyitsjenni_113,800 views • 5 months ago
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