Thanks Chroma,

ok so it's pretty much the same here. ( GOOGLE TRANSLATION FRENCH TO ENGLISH) With RPG All work posture starts with a respiratory work. The emphasis is on active expiration to allow a longer inspiratory muscles. We find an easy breathing and decreased tension in terms of patient

Here is what i got,

i got 11 answers and there is not one single bad review!!! Only 2 about T.O.S but still, these 2 review where great. Most of the other reviews where great so i really start to think and believe about his treatment and apparently he is a really nice guy. I got a few comments like Yes first class he is one of a elite group of doctors, He's a honorable guy and lots of other comments about is work and is very high knowledge. It's so hard to take a decisions when you have to spend between 7000 and 10 000$ and when you had bad experiences in the past but.... I hope to get more review but i start to be more confident and really start to think about going to see him.

I agree with you Chroma that Dr. Stoxen definitely seems to understand the complex workings of TOS with its interrelated, often confounding, moving parts. Also, unlike many chiros I've seen, he appreciates the importance of soft tissue work, and his approach is multi-faceted, which I believe is the key to successfully treating TOS. Most of the therapists I've been to don't operate beyond their limited area of "expertise" -the trigger point therapist not a believer in any strengthening or any method other than trigger point work; the PT who believes in only strengthening and states that any soft tissue work will just aggravate symptoms. That said, in my case, it's unlikely that intense daily sessions (many hours/day) to manually "fix" the body would be successful. And Dr. Stoxen seems to be a "my way or the highway" kind of therapist (could be wrong here, it's just based on my 2 hour conversation with him). I've learned the hard way to speak up when therapists seem to be causing more harm than good and to walk away from therapists who don't respect my wishes. I'd love to see more reviews of Dr. Stoxen, and if you or others go to him, please post comments on your experience.

I had a pretty good idea this afternoon. I knew he was on Facebook so I decide to add him on my friends. After that I sent lots of messages To is friends. Till now I got five different message back and they are all great but not one of them are about TOS. I am sure I'm going to get lots of other message tonight but for now I didn't heard anything bad about him.

Alexis, so you did get better with PT at first? I am very depressed as I just got diagnosed and just sitting here on the couch waiting for doc's apps makes me go crazy.

I'm scared about my future.

I am not sure about his treatment. My chiropractor says it will work but it mat not last very long. There is no way to tell. I just wasn't convinced with the treatment. We didn't talk about a machine. I would be hesitant if treating TOS because I agree with someone who said it could send you into spasms.

I am not convinced at 100% but i am getting really confident. He definitely know TOS really well. I get so much message on Facebook from his patients and not a single one comments was bad. I am sure he is really good but i don't know for long term. I would think if you are able to reversing the symptoms and get the pain away and if you keep working on your posture for long term you should be able to have a normal life without pain. I will call him in the next few weeks but on my understanding he is able treat his patients to return near 100%. Gabrielle is probably able to tell us what he told her about that.

Alexis

Firstly, sorry about that odd post above. I am not sure what happened there. My internet went down as I was trying to write something yesterday and the above was just a part of it. It also appears that I cannot delete or edit it.

I wanted to say that I found what you wrote (via Dr Stoxen) interesting, Husky601, and then talk about the fact that my TOS gives me no pain, just occasional mild discomfort in my lower right arm and upper trap muscle (which is pretty much in lock down). My massage therapist told me I felt like a lump of old rope when she first touched me.

I didn't really talk to him about a long-term prognosis, but I would imagine it depends on the person and how bad their symptoms are etc, and as you said, how committed a person is to maintaining good posture and doing the right things to prevent it from reoccurring. Mine was sudden and I really think it is due to things I did to my body over a period of about two years. I also really think that the more we use computers and other gadgets, we are going to see an increase in these problems.

The brain switches on these spasms, so we have to find a way to get the brain to switch them off. A Chinese medicine/massage therapist/martial arts guy advised me to also try to do it via some meditation and visualisation techniques.

By the way, is it unusual not to be in pain with it? If I didn't want to get back to chucking large pieces of metal about at the gym and have my arm perfectly symmetrical with the other, I might not even be that bothered by it. The area where I had the blood clot gives me no problem at all.