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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/Brachial Plexopathy. In Memory Of DeAnne Marie. |
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05-21-2011, 12:48 PM | #1 | ||
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The difference is shoulder and arms are fully supported. It is not the case when sleeping flat.
(i guess) When your are sitting, something that support back and shoulder fully is good, i think. Last edited by boytos; 05-21-2011 at 01:06 PM. |
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05-22-2011, 04:41 AM | #2 | ||
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Ive thought about cutting a full length memory foam topper just short of the width of the shoulders so that when one sleeps on it allows the shoulders to fall backwards thereby opening the thoracic outlet but who knows whether it would be comfortable. The problem with mattresses is that they tend to sink more where the body is relative to the shoulders and hence push the shoulders forwards and inwards which is exactly what you don't want
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05-22-2011, 04:50 AM | #3 | ||
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yeah but i think it is the exercice that give these results : I started sleeping like this 3 days ago.
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05-22-2011, 04:57 AM | #4 | ||
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I'm sure it is the exercice now.
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05-22-2011, 09:46 AM | #5 | ||
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Very interested in this thread.
I've been thinking about my sleep position and my particular TOS situation. In my case, I have a compression of my subclavian artery on the right side. I also sleep consistently on my right side/shoulder with my right arm outstretched/straight. For somebody with TOS on the right side, would this position be problematic? As for the exercises and this particular case, this is encouraging. If a serious athelete can overcome this with a systematic approach to exercise and stretching I'm wondering if I can as well. I've been looking for a strict approach here. What I'm doing on my own with scalene stretches seems to be helping the symptoms I have around the elbow and last two fingers, but the scapular pain on the right side remains a problem...and it all definitely flares up with serious exercise...just like this particular football player when he has contact. Are you sure it was just exercise 2 that did the job? What about the others? KY |
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05-22-2011, 10:04 AM | #6 | ||
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I would have thought sleeping on your right side was a bad idea as it would be likely to close the thoracic outlet, but then again if you don't get symptoms overnight then it may not be so bad. Sleeping on my side is a definite no no for me and everytime I do I wake up with symptoms. Slleeping on your back is probably best (with a pillow tucked under your knees to support your lower back) as long as your mattress isn't too soft. If you can't sleep on you back then try the left but try to find a posture that prevents your right shoulder falling forwards and inwards
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05-22-2011, 01:47 PM | #7 | ||
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Well that would be a problem. I've been sleeping on my right side like that for years. It's my primary sleeping position. If I end up on my back (which I do often) it's totally by accident. KY |
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05-22-2011, 11:36 AM | #8 | ||
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Yes |
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05-22-2011, 11:59 AM | #9 | |||
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With this type of conservative treatment the athlete did not see much improvement and continued to progressively get worse after each lifting and conditioning session. After a month of conservative treatment, the athlete began to contemplate having surgery and ending his football career. Because the athlete was not making progress, clinician one asked another clinician to take over his case.
i def find it encouraging AN ATHLETE didnt respond well to conservative tx. you cant blame anything on the patient there. hes in good health, young, and knows how to exercise properly and it still didnt work!! |
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05-22-2011, 12:04 PM | #10 | |||
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Are you sue it is actually scapular pain? Or where exactly do you feel it & what does it feel like? Could it be the rhomboids underneath the scapula? I sometimes get a deep achy burning under the edges of the scapula & it is the rhomboids. They are actually a fairly weak muscle and can be overstretched/fatigued by having the shoulder forward posture - that's when they start to burn and hurt. I can get rid of that pain easily by doing the ball stretches or laying on the foam roll & paying better attention to my shoulder postures.
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