Title: The integrated Spring-Mass model approach to trea􀆟 ng Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Biography:

James Stoxen, DC, FSSEMM (hon) FWSSEM, is the president of Team Doctors, Chicago, Illinois, one of the most recognized treatment centers in the world. He has been invited
to give scien􀆟 fi c presenta􀆟 ons at over 60 medical conferences in over 20 countries. In 2015 he was awarded an honorary fellowship by a member of the royal family, the Sultan
of Pahang, at the World Congress of Sports and Exercise Medicine for his dis􀆟 nguished research and contribu􀆟 ons to the advancement of sports and exercise medicine on an
Interna􀆟 onal level. In 2018 he published a book, Neck Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Could it be Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? which became a #1 Interna􀆟 onal Best Seller.a

Abstract

The use of hand held devices (HHD) such as mobile
phones, game controls, tablets, portable media players
and personal digital assistants have increased drama􀆟 cally
in past decade. This dras􀆟 c change has led to new batch
of diffi cult to treat, musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper
Extremi􀆟 es such as myofascial pain syndrome of neck and
upper back and thoracic outlet syndrome. The thoracic
outlet anatomy and how the bundle passes through the
passageway is complex for even musculoskeletal experts.
So for doctors trained in other special􀆟 es there can be
an inadequate understanding about nature and cause
of thoracic outlet syndrome. A syndrome rather than a
disease, the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and the Na􀆟 onal
Ins􀆟 tute of Neurological Disorders And Stroke, plus top 10
ranked hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery agree
persistent compression of nerves, arteries and veins
traveling through the thoracic outlet is what leads to
thoracic outlet syndrome. I will discuss the three models
of human movement, the inverted pendulum model,
the spring-mass model and the integrated spring-mass
model (ISMM). The (ISMM), which integrates the spring
suspension systems of the foot and shoulder region as well
as the torsion spring of the spine and the mass, the head. I
will discuss my clinical fi ndings show compressive disorders
like TOS and herniated discs are merely an over control of
tension on the human spring mechanism leading to these
syndromes. I will give brief review of the symptoms and
their pa􀆩 erns, the common orthopedic tests, and diagnos􀆟 c
tests, the 16 diff erent common conserva􀆟 ve therapies and
the 10 reasons for when surgery is medically necessary. I
will discuss an alterna􀆟 ve treatment for this disorder based
on the integrated spring mass model.