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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment

Thoracic outlet syndrome treatment mimics many other back pain therapy modalities. As always, a properly designed and applied program of back care should commence with the most conservative methods first and only progress to more drastic, and possibly invasive options, as a last resort.

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment

Thoracic Outlet Treatments

There are a wide range of conservative therapy options for thoracic outlet syndrome. As usual, there are modalities which follow the traditional medical back pain path, the complementary healthcare path and the home remedy path. The most commonly prescribed conservative therapies include:

* Chiropractic

* Physical therapy

* Spinal decompression

* Pain management drugs

* Acupuncture

* Posture therapy

Drastic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment

Drastic methods of care for TOS include minimally invasive therapies, such as back pain injections or BOTOX therapy. These options are typically offered prior to any actual surgical procedure. If all else fails and the patient still has significant and limiting pain, back surgery will sometimes be performed. Generally, any form of surgery should be avoided for treating back pain, since the results are often poor and there are considerable operative and postoperative risks involved. TOS patients who can not find relief from noninvasive methods of care are highly unlikely to enjoy lasting alleviation of their symptoms using surgical interventions. This is usually due to a misdiagnosis of the actual causative condition enacting the symptoms…

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Therapy Advice

Be very careful when seeking extended care for TOS. The medical professions are ripe and ready to elevate this condition to epidemic status and are keen on imparting the nocebo effect to diagnosed individuals. TOS can be a very real problem for millions, but structural cases of the condition typically respond very well to indicated therapy options. If you have treatment resistant back pain diagnosed as TOS, beware! There is an excellent chance that your pain has been blamed on this scapegoat condition and is actually the result of some other anatomical or psycho-emotional process. A common diagnostic approach often points to ischemia, since this is the most prevalent source of chronic back pain and is rarely correctly identified as the underlying cause of lasting misery…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment to Back Pain Home 1/1/09 Revised 11/1/09

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