driving with TOS
 

After looking through some threads, it seems like quite a few TOSers have trouble driving in that it makes their symptoms worse. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for how to minimize the discomfort caused while driving, or even any idea why driving can be so difficult! It's almost worse than working on a computer :mad:

For me it is the old arms forward and up a bit to grip the steering wheel.
At times I still get arm fatigue even if I hold lower on the steering wheel, then I change hands often.

Many have used small travel pillows or those baby support pillows - boppies??


I think it is just another one of the postures that closes the area and causes the temporary impingement /compressions while we are driving.

Plus you may be holding more tension while you are driving too especially if some brain fog is going on..
muscle tension clamps down on all fluids that need to move thru the body, blood, lymph, nutrition, cleansing of the toxins.

Oh, I am very familiar with the boppy and that is a genius idea! Thanks for the tip :)

I am glad I am not the only one who suffers while driving. I have the lumbur support raised in my drivers seat but will have to look into something. I have tried my hubbies neck pillow but I find it way too uncomfortable. I just do small trips and they are bad enough. Is there anything else that people have found helps

I think JoMar nailed it with the combo of holding the affected arm forward to grip the wheel and neck tension from driving (knowing it will cause pain stresses me out just thinking about it.....will I be able to drive ho,me or will the pain be too bad, etc)

I use a pillow under my left (affected) arm. I also frequently take the longer route to avoid certain roads/intersections where I know I would have to turn far to my left and hold that pose before merging into traffic.

Otherwise, I just try to avoid driving. It means I miss out on a lot, but I just can't do it.