If you condition is postural, perhaps you can be helped by Hellerwork
or with Egoscue exercises. These have helped me.
www.hellerwork.com
www.egoscue.com

--- In thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com, "Shawna"
<Fordgal88@a...> wrote:
> Hi my name is Shawna. I was just diagnosed with TOS. I have had
> complications every since I was a little girl. Mostly with my left
> hand swelling and being numb.
>
> I had a venogram yesterday and it was so obvious that my collar
bone
> was pressing on my ribcage and hendering bloodflow and my vein is
so
> large to compensate for the lack of flow through. My Dr. a
vascular
> surgeon whom I adore suggested I try and adjust my posture for a
> month. He wants me to type with my arms away from my body sort of
in
> a rounded position (kind of reminds me of a creepy organ player in
an
> old film). I cant do much though until I get my new keyboard tray
> in. He also wanted me to stand with my shoulders lifted (I guess
> trying to get my collarbone raised). After a month he wants to see
> me again to see how things are going. He said that the surgery is
> such a major one that he wants to exhaust all other options.
>
> My questions are: Does anyone with any experience with this have
any
> congenital defects besides the extra cervical rib. I don't have an
> extra rib, but the left side of my ribcage is about 1-2" higher
than
> the right side (kind of resembles a mass in the middle of my
chest).
> Im just wondering that with this deformation, will there be any
other
> issues.
>
> Are there any braces that can help me correct my posture?
>
> Are there any long term effects if this goes untreated? I had a
> bloodclot about 9 years ago in my left hand. Do you think that
this
> was a result from my condition?
>
> Please feel free to email me at sragland@s...
>
> I am so glad to have found this group!!
>
> =)
>
> Shawna