Di- the other thing my PT says that I think really really applies to TOS is "the body will always cheat" meaning, if something hurts, or is stretched too far or cramped or whatever, we'll compensate with other muscles to do things in a way we weren't meant to. With me, she started with the extremities and worked inwards to the neck. She still goes back out to the extremities whe something is out of whack, and puts requests in fo rthe hellerworker when she finds something too tight to deal with easily.

of course, i am still going for surgery....but they have helped me immensely.

Hot tub= fantastic. THe people at my club sometimes look at me funny, but i do that slump test stretch all the time in the hot tub. It is so much easier there. I also usually visit the sauna or the tub before i work out just to get me a little more limber.

knowledge is power. learn as much as you can

Johanna