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Originally Posted by Jo55
Question -
I guess this is one thing I'm not 100 sure of -
if you don't have vascular compressions - would you still lose your pulse in the arm? if you have nerve compression only??
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I was just wondering because of what gizmogirl said.
From all I've read loss of pulse can be an indicator - but doesn't prove or disprove TOS all by itself.
[At one point, I thought I might have TOS. I did the test where you take your pulse when your arm is down, and then take it when your arm is up in the air. Neither I nor my husband could even find a pulse when it was up in the air. I also had visually obvious circulatory insufficiency to my hand (mottled), hand always cold, easily spasmed, sensitized, and spasms so bad on that side of the neck and shoulder that I would get headaches and visually obvious atrophy. My neurologist moved my arm into the air and said after about 2 seconds, "Your pulse is fine. You definitely don't have TOS". She was right. I asked her if there were tests that could confirm it, and she said yes but suggested I save my $$]
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