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by Joe Pallo
Many clients come into the clinic with numbness, pain or a tingling sensation down their arm. Some suspect they may have developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and with these symptoms the client may feel that it’s their arm that the therapist should be focusing on. But, after an assessment along with specified tests, we find that the cause of the symptoms emanate from the Brachial Plexus.
The brachial plexus is an arrangement of nerve fibres (a plexus), running from the spinal vertebrae C5-T1, through the neck, the shoulder, the axilla (the armpit) and into the arm, hand and fingers. The area in the brachial plexus (region between the anterior & medial scalene muscles) is a common region of entrapment of the nerves known as the thoracic outlet. The muscles in this area tighten up due to poor sitting, standing or sleeping postures.
Now what do we do about it?
At Stretch Ltd. we follow a specific protocol using Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) in order to decompress the areas being innervated by the brachial plexus to reduce and eventually to eradicate the impingement, followed by educating the client in terms of self help and preventative exercises to stop these symptoms from reoccurring.
