T4 Syndrome

I am a second year pre-registration MSc student about to start a dissertation on the treatment of T4 syndrome.
I would be extremely grateful for suggestions of any recent articles on the subject as most of the research was done in the late 1980's. In addition, I would like to investigate if there is any specific diagnostic tool used to determine a T4 syndrome patient? Also, does anyone know an approximate figure of how many T4 syndrome patients get referred to a department monthly/yearly? Any information at all would be much appreciated! You can contact me on cawebb@essex.ac.uk

[Physiobase]

I would suggest they are few and far between. I would have seen perhaps one in 10 years.

[alophysio]

An interesting angle as to why it happens might be to explore the attachment of external obliques.
I am pretty sure that the attach up to rib 5.

If people are "chest-grippers", then using their EO as a stabiliser would result in splinting the thoracic cage up to T5. This would then cause T4 to move over a relatively inflexible T5 and cause aggravation there...

Don't know if there is any research. Maybe an area for you to do some in?

hey i do know a person... a person who did his thesis on manipulatin and pain threshold.... something when i was in good ol gradndays... will contact him and ask him for a link or an id where you could contact him....
by the way do you mind if i ask you where do you study....
do reply

[sambooka]

Originally Posted by cathwebb

I am a second year pre-registration MSc student about to start a dissertation on the treatment of T4 syndrome.
I would be extremely grateful for suggestions of any recent articles on the subject as most of the research was done in the late 1980's. In addition, I would like to investigate if there is any specific diagnostic tool used to determine a T4 syndrome patient? Also, does anyone know an approximate figure of how many T4 syndrome patients get referred to a department monthly/yearly? Any information at all would be much appreciated! You can contact me on cawebb@essex.ac.uk

hi i have just been diognosed with t4 syndrome i have had it 6 years and only found out yesterday what i have now im only 27 and been told got all symptons for t4 syndrome and need to see osteopath but would like to know more please if you know more get in touch thanks sami