The patients having pain in the neck, arms or having limited range of movement are often found in outpatient departments. These symptoms could be due to thoracic outlet syndrome which is characterized by a group of disorders due to compression of blood vessels present between the collarbone and first rib leading to pain in shoulders, neck and numbness in fingers. This article will provide an overview of t horacic outlet syndrome. Compression of blood vessels within the scalene triangle leads to multiple symptoms.
These bunch of or disorders are commonly referred as thoracic outlet syndrome which produces clinical symptoms like pain in shoulders, neck and numbness. There are three major compression sites which are the main causative factors for thoracic outlet syndrome. The first is between scalene muscles, the second is between the clavicle and first rib and lastly between pectoralis…
