How does it feel?

TOS symptoms can vary greatly but patients often experience a combination of the following:

• Numbness/tingling in the arm or hand especially when the arm is by the side or overhead
• Cold sensation or decreased sensation in the arm or hand
• Pulsing sensation in the arm or hand
• Weakness in the arm or hand

Diagnosis

Can Physical Therapy Help?

• TOS treatment incorporates soft tissue work to specific tissues affecting the nerves and vessels that go down your arm. These muscles can include the scalenes, pectoralis minor, pectoralis major, anterior deltoid and even the biceps tendon. We also incorporate hands-on mobilizations of the neck, shoulder, thoracic spine and ribs. Then, we focus on specific activity modifications and exercises to reduce irritation of the nerves and vessels around these muscles, bones, and joints. We typically see significant symptom improvement within just a few treatment sessions when TOS is correctly diagnosed.