NBA playoff season turned upside down by injuries to stars, none bigger than Victor Wembanyama As the 2024-25 NBA season races to a conclusion, we await one final treat: the 7th game NBA Finals battle between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. This year‘s NBA playoffs have been...

We Would Like to Make the Case for Chris Archer Chris Archer pitches currently for the Minnesota Twins. Initially, the Cleveland Indians drafted Chris in the 5th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft. He was traded twice as a minor leaguer, but eventually became a two-time All-Star for...

  We Would Like to Make the Case for Chris Archer Chris Archer pitches currently for the Minnesota Twins. Initially, the Cleveland Indians drafted Chris in the 5th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft. He was traded twice as a minor leaguer, but eventually became a two-time All-Star...

  A Young Man with a Dream Jake Marcum is a young man with a dream. Since he was young, Jake knew he would be an elite swimmer. But his dream was interrupted in a surprising way. Follow Jake’s story as this elite swimmer overcomes TOS. Jake Marcum took his...

  Steven Strasburg, star pitcher for the Washington Nationals and MVP of the 2019 World Series, pitched last night for the first time since July of 2021. Thus begins his comeback from thoracic outlet syndrome. Strasburg was drafted by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2009...

  Drake Curry said he felt like he was throwing 100 pounds. A baseball had never seemed so heavy to the Benedictine Bulldogs’ pitcher, but Curry and his arm have come a long way in just five months. The Rochester native ended up in the emergency room on Halloween night...

Adson’s sign: Patient extends neck + turn head to side being tested ➔ hold breath ➔ if radial pulse gone ➔ thoracic outlet syndrome present Adson's sign: Patient extends neck + turn head to side being tested ➔ hold breath ➔ if radial pulse gone ➔ thoracic outlet syndrome present...

  The sidelining of rising NBA star @MarkelleF after a diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) has put a spotlight on this little-know medical condition. The sidelining of rising NBA star @MarkelleF after a diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) has put a spotlight on this little-know medical condition. https://t.co/XR4wsVW54S...

“TOS most frequently occurs in relatively young, active and otherwise healthy individuals, particularly those engaged in heavy lifting or repetitive overhead use of their arms,” said Dr. Parth Shah, director of the Thoracic Outlet Center in the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute, the only one of its kind in the...

  After a two-year stretch of confusion, frustration, internet conspiracies, and unpredictability, Markelle Fultz, the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2017 No. 1 draft pick who suddenly couldn’t shoot a basketball, was finally diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). This ailment, often untraceable even by MRI, is the cause of Fultz’s inability to...

The Philadelphia 76ers are unsure if Markelle Fultz will play again this season. The 20-year-old Fultz was diagnosed this month with thoracic outlet syndrome and is doing physical therapy in Los Angeles. General manager Elton Brand said Saturday prior to a game against Toronto he has no timetable for Fultz’s...

I’ve had pretty crazy past few months. I’ve never had any health issues before, but after a 9-hour flight back from London at the end of September, I noticed my right arm was swollen and the veins in my chest/arm were very pronounced. I went to the ER (it was...

  A 50 year-old woman fell down a flight of stairs at work. Pain, numbness and tingling developed rapidly in her left arm, and then in her right arm. The patient sought help from a series of doctors. None of these diagnosed a reason for the patient’s symptoms. The patient continued...

Is past prologue in thoracic outlet syndrome? Is past prologue in thoracic outlet syndrome?

  People often ask the best way to learn about thoracic outlet syndrome. Most people have never heard of thoracic outlet syndrome before they receive the diagnosis. But perhaps you have read a story about a famous athlete recently diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. We are often asked, what is the best way to...

Years ago, when the baseball world looked ahead to this winter’s starry free-agent class, Matt Harvey stood out as an especially compelling name. He started the All-Star Game for the Mets in 2013 — his first full major league season — and two years later, after having Tommy John surgery,...

Anatomy of the thoracic outlet   Anatomy of the thoracic outlet

Thoracic outlet syndrome is a rare but serious injury that a few major league pitchers have suffered in recent years. How has this injury impacted the effectiveness of pitchers, both before diagnosis and after surgery? Last week, I wrote about Jaime Garcia’s surprising comeback from several arm injuries, including thoracic outlet syndrome,...

  “TOS most frequently occurs in relatively young, active and otherwise healthy individuals, particularly those engaged in heavy lifting or repetitive overhead use of their arms,” said Dr. Parth Shah, director of the Thoracic Outlet Center in the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute, the only one of its kind in...