Well just going through the motions with the Dr right now, they took an x-ray to rule out disc problems, came back negative, and having me back in a week to check up, and sent me home with prednisone.

Didn't just come out and say I think I have ToS.

Seems like the evidence on my part is just stacking up more though.

Until recently it had just been numbness, but now I'm having back soreness. Not like a nerve tingling, burning pain, but like tight sore muscles that feel like they need to be massaged and stretched. Right between my shoulder blades.

Is this consistent with ToS? Anything else I should be looking at to rule out or prove this is the problem I have?

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I guess I've never really noticed it till now, but since I've been paying attention I noticed I have really bad posture when I sit. And by that I mean I like poke my head out towards what I'm looking at and dont put my back against the backrest. I do keep my shoulders at a good level though, I don't droop them. But still, doesn't seem like anything that major, and I especially don't get why it could cause me a problem like this at age 25.

That's a huge no-no. It's called "forward head posture". You can search the web for it and you'll get all kinds of hits like "correcting forward head posture" and "signs of poor posture". You won't get any hits saying it's okay.

The problem is that your head weighs more that you realize; close to a bowling ball. You're straining your upper back side muscles and lengthening them. Meanwhile your front side muscles atrophy, shorten and therefore tighten.

You should correct this ASAP. It's never going to help you and only going to hurt you.

Another way to look at is like this: You want balanced posture so that your muscles have to work less and so that they can all participate in the balancing act of keeping that bowling ball in place.

Also, you may be jutting forward due to eyesight. If you haven't had an eye exam in awhile, get one. And if you're eyesight isn't good, you can either get the glasses/contacts/whatever or try one of those programs for improving eyesight (search amazon and the web) through exercises and nutrition.

HTH

I have bilateral TOS (venous, arterial, and neurogenic). Long story, very short (I hope) . . . I had two herniated discs in my neck, which caused tingling, numbness, and an "electric shock" feeling in my right arm. They had been giving me trouble for a very long time, and the newest MRI showed that they had worsened a lot, and were pressing into my spine. I had a fusion of my C5-C7, and literally the moment I woke up from the surgery, all the bad feelings in my right arm were gone (yes, my neck hurt, as expected). I felt great. While still in the hospital, the day after surgery, the head of the bed was not put upright when I got back into bed, and my head was flung back all the way and I had a whiplash worse than any car accident. That's when my TOS started. I just had nerve studies done and I have nerve damage on my left arm now. It also now feels numb and painful (all at the same time). My question to you is: do you remember any kind of event (falling down, twisting your neck, lifting something heavy) that occurred prior to your symptoms starting? Instead of TOS, it could be problems with your cervical disks (which is what I started out with), so you may want to look into that as well. So many of these neck, chest, and arm disorders have similar symptoms, so it can get very confusing.

Sadly, I have way too much experience with bad discs (cervical and lumbar). An X-ray is of little use in diagnosing bulging and/or herniated discs as it does not show soft tissue problems (discs) in detail, but rather bone problems. It's a good 1st step, as it can show bone spurs in the vertebrae (I had those too), but to diagnose disc problems, an MRI is called for.