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What is physical therapy like after surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome?
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Very helpful: It may be achy at first but it's necessary to recover rapidly. Get well.
Answered 3/8/2015
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POST OP TOO: TOO is a very tricky diagnosis to make hopefully you had a full workup with US/MRA/MRI. You need to check with your doctor over timing of when to start PT. The goal is always to decrease pain and increase ROM. You don't want to wait too long and risk getting a post op frozen shoulder . Call your surgeon and pick a PT person who has experience with post op TOO. Exercises are available theraband.com
Answered 3/8/2015
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