I'm pretty sure that would flare me up.

Did he have an mri

Shooting pains sound just like my injury

Be careful, I bought and used one before I knew my problem was TOS. Just about put me under from the intense pain it would cause.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Mine is on the way. I'll build up to full vertical over a period of days. Same with the amount of time I spend on it.

See what it does but definitely take it slow. It really caused me a lot of trouble but I would let my arm hang down below my head not knowing what tos was at the time. Good luck

A few of my family members have inversion tables. It helps spinal pain (primarily lumbar) while you are upside down (but not long term IMO). You need to let your arms hang down (otherwise you will rise upright again) so it is probably bad for TOS.

It may well be bad for TOS, but it might also be good:

"For years prior to my Pilates practice I experienced significant compression in C6 and C7, which resulted in shooting pain through the shoulder and down the arm. I purchased an inversion table. Within two weeks of twice-daily use (5 minutes at a time), the pain was gone. I continue to use it nearly every day (once per day for one or two minutes) for maintenance. "
-- http://www.pilatesconnections.com/to...tlet-syndrome/ #2

If he got decompression in his lower C spine then it must decompress the T and L as well.

In any case, I volunteer to be the guinea pig!