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, "Liz Young"
<theyoungones@t...> wrote:
> Hi Cathy, my name is Liz and I am 45 years old. I was diagnosed
with moderate TOS. I have been in a active rehab program for 6 weeks
now in order to get back to work.
>
> I am feeling pretty good and confident that I am ready to go back
to work soon. This is where I need some help, I know my pain only
comes on now when I am doing physical stuff, it's not there all the
time, which is great. What I need to know is if anyone can tell me
that TOS does go away completely with physio and will I be able to do
my job, which is very repetitive and heavy? Or will this just bring
the symptoms all back?
>
> My symptoms have been and still are, sore, painful right shoulder
and neck, pain in right arm, swelling of right fingers and
discolouration in right hand. Also lots of tired, heavy feeling in
right arm. What is really strange is that the Vascular surgeon I saw
said I was more symptomatic on the left side and yet the pain I feel
is all on the right.
> Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks, Liz.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cathy
> To: thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 8:45 PM
> Subject: [Thoracic Outlet Syndrome] New Members
>
>
> Welcome New Members...Group, we have added three new members in
the
> last week. I hope that you all will continue to correspond with
each
> other and share support as we live with TOCS. Please email me or
find
> me on messenger if I can assist you in anyway. Hope all of you
are
> doing well and being brave as we live with the pain and disability
> created by TOCS.
> Also one last note. FINALLY I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
TUNNEL
> AFTER TAKING CLASSES PART TIME SINCE 1997 I SHOULD FINISH TWO
> ASSOCIATE DEGREES THIS YEAR... I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TYPE OF PART
TIME
> WORK I WILL BE ABLE TO DO BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE IT THIS
> FAR. IT HAS BEEN VERY SLOW BUT I HAVE DONE IT SOMEHOW IN MY OWN
TIME
> MY OWN WAY. BE BRAVE AND BE DETERMINED!!!!
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