Follow up:

I have since had a cervical spine MRI and chest x-ray.

The MRI was performed to look for signs of C8 radiculopathy. Results were normal, and showed no spinal stenosis or focal nerve root compression.

The x-ray was performed to make sure there were no tumours (e.g. pancoast tumours) causing nerve compression. Results were normal in terms of neurology, though thoracolumbar rotatory scoliosis was incompletely visualised.

It appears my GP doesn't know what to do from here, so I have a referral to see a neurologist.

What would the neurologist offer me that hasn't already been done? I seem to be at another dead end!

I was diagnosed with this, but am not convinced I have it. My neuro told me I had it just based on symptoms...no tests.


https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/...cle/001434.htm

Symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome may include:

- Pain, numbness, and tingling in the pinky and ring fingers, and the inner forearm
- Pain and tingling in the neck and shoulders (carrying something heavy may - make the pain worse)
- Signs of poor circulation in the hand or forearm (a bluish color, cold hands, or a swollen arm)
- Weakness of the muscles in the hand

There's a forum here on on Neurotalk for it.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum24.html

Possibly skip the neuro and ask about an advanced PT referral/eval, if you aren't comfortable with chiro eval.

Most testing shows as normal even when TOS or something similar (soft tissue) is the cause of the pain & symptoms.. Not many drs are fully aware & up to date on TOS..

You need someone that is into how the body works & posture related issues..