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Surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome, called thoracic outlet decompression, may be done using several different approaches. These approaches involve removing a muscle and a part of the first rib to relieve compression.
Thoracic outlet syndrome treatments vary, depending on the type of TOS you have and your symptoms. The goals of treatment are to reduce symptoms and prevent complications. Your provider will recommend the treatment option that’s right for you.
Different types of thoracic outlet syndrome call for different treatments. Treatments include physical therapy, injections or surgery to cut muscle or remove an extra rib that is pressing on the nerves or blood vessels.
What does thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) feel like? Dr. Farres: It varies from one person to the other person. It's a compression or irritation of nerves or vessels, and depends on which component is more compressed, can manifest in different presentation.
In some health care institutions, thoracic outlet syndrome is diagnosed and treated by a multidisciplinary team that includes an orthopaedic surgeon, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist (PM&R specialist, or physiatrist), physical therapists, a peripheral nerve surgeon, and/or a vascular surgeon.
Thoracic outlet syndrome treatment may include medicines, physical therapy or surgery. Mayo Clinic's experienced vascular surgeons are trained to provide a number of different surgical treatment options, depending on the cause of your thoracic outlet syndrome.
Fortunately, effective treatments are available for thoracic outlet syndrome, and most people with the condition have a good prognosis.
If this doesn't relieve pain, a doctor may recommend thoracic outlet decompression surgery to release or remove the structures that are compressing the nerve or artery.
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is when you have pain, swelling, or other symptoms from compression in your thoracic outlet -- the opening between your lower neck and upper chest.
The Johns Hopkins Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Clinic diagnoses and treats all forms of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), whether it is neurogenic (nerve compression) or vascular (blood vessel compression).