August 2014
Bump.
So, I thought I'd give you guys an update. I've been going to the chiropractor since December 2013. After doing some tests and finally getting a specialized ultrasound, we found that there's a complete blood flow blockage with my hands and neck in certain positions. We've narrowed down the cause to this:
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
It's characterized by the impingement or compression of the neurovascular bundle which includes the subclavian artery and brachial plexus.
It is pretty consistent with my symptoms: numbness, weakness, coldness in 4th/5th digit, etc., and it seems to have been exacerbated by forward rolling shoulders as a result of posture and overactivity in the chest.
The massage therapist says the clicking in my shoulder is because of a shift where my clavicle hits a bone in the shoulder (couldn't quite remember everything she said).
From here on, it's a long process because the myelin sheath in my nerves have been worn down over the years, so it will take a long time of not aggravating them and allowing them to heal. At this point in time, I've been recommended to refrain from any upper body exercises, so it's pretty much leg day every other day.