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crozza · #1 26-08-2004, 06:59 AM

Greetings from england. Am a physio over here just diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and don't have any of my books from Aust with me here. Does anyone have any stretches and/or strengthening exercises i could try please?

amyrose · #2 30-09-2004, 07:29 AM

Hi, you need find out what causing your thoracic outlet, ie tight scalenei in which case you must stretch these, a 1st rib in which you could mobilise this. But one piece of evidence for thoracic outlet syndrome suggests that a progressive strengtheing programme of shoulder elevation is proven to alleviate the pain.
Roughly...
Week 1. Do sets of 10 shoulder elevations 10 times a day
Week 2. Same again with 1-2 lb weight in hand.
and so on, increasing the resistance.

Good luck.

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