Treating Thoracic Outlet Syndrome with The Edgelow Method (Free On-Line w/expert Q & A)
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- Join Steve Talajkowski PT, MPT, OCS, in this (free, online) three part in-depth series regarding The Edgelow Method as a first step treatment option for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Steve trained extensively under Peter Edgelow, who developed ENVEST (Edgelow Neurovascular Entrapment Self Treatment) program for treating patients with TOS. This program is recognized as a highly-effective conservative method of treating TOS.
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Peter Edglow saved my life. HE got a Masters Degree at age ~60s , cause doctors would not listen to what he had to say
Where can I get or buy Envest program?
I'm a dental hygienist I think I have TOS, my physical medicine doctor dismissed me and said "get another job". I have pain under my left collarbone and left thumb. I feel so upset he disregarded me so quickly
Sorry for the delayed response. Your job increases the risk of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome due to all the abnormal positions you must assume and then hold. We see that in sonographers, as well. We know its often hard to get past a skeptical doctor. Please reach out to us on www.tosmri.com for help finding a thoracic outlet syndrome specialist.
Thank you
very useful contribution, I wish I would live closer
Hi, Many of the clinicians that we work with are available via telehealth. Please reach out on the contact form for www.toseducation.org for assistance.
How can you tell the difference between Pectoralis minor syndrome and TOS? Also, i live in Hawaii and we don’t have the expertise here. How can I get an appt
Hi, @mkirimit-
There are no accepted diagnostic criteria for pectoralis minor syndrome PMS) at present. Some physicians will perform an injection of local anesthetic into the area of the pec minor muscle, and if symptoms are reduced, will declare that result as evidence of PMS. However, it is clear that the exact site of injection varies among different practitioners, and I have observed injections into the area of the brachial plexus, which would be expected to ALWAYS reduce symptoms. This would not be indicative of PMS.
In addition, there is little imaging evidence supporting the current theory that compression of the brachial plexus suffers compression in the retropectoralis space, according to the medical literature and in my extensive experience.
For these and other reasons, I would be cautious of making a firm diagnosis of PMS. Certainly, we know that some patients respond to anesthetic injections into the pec minor (when done correctly under imaging guidance). We also know that some patients respond to release of the pec minor tendon (first done by Jere Lord in the 1950s). There are plenty of other patients who do not respond. Thus, there is no direct and understood mechanism between these actions and the reduction of symptoms. Sometimes, docs suggest PMS when first rib resection fails, but often this is because they cannot think of another reason for recurrent symptoms. in fact, first rib resection is not a 100% successful operation, so we expect some patients will have recurrence.
Our best advice for any patient is to see an experienced TOS specialist, preferably one who is part of a multidisciplinary team (meaning docs, chiropractors, Physical Therapists, radiologists, and others), given the complex nature of TOS. That team needs to fully assess the original diagnosis, the treatment(s) that have taken place so far, and the prior and current imaging data.
Feel free to email us on the Vanguard Specialty Imaging/NeoVista® website under 'News and Information,' then tap 'Contact Us,' and we will be happy to help you find some options for TOS specialists that can help you.
He said reach out on his website, but didn't say what his website was.
Sorry for any confusion. Please reach out to us on www.tosmri.com/contact-us/
@@tosmri Since then I've found the website and called many times and nobody picks up, left voice mail that has not been returned and used the contact web form multiple times without any response. I like the videos though. I will say I don't want a gadolinium injection and would like to avoid surgery and do physical therapy.
Appreciate the feedback. Checked with my staff, we were unable to find any VMs or unanswered contact forms. Please let us know what contact info you used, perhaps there's a wrong number or a typo in the URL. We are here and ready to help!