Thoracic Outlet/Inlet Syndrome

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a condition when blood vessels or nerves leaving the thorax get compressed. The subclavian artery, the subclavian vein, and the lower brachial plexus roots are all affected. They are compressed between the front and middle scalene neck muscles, between the first rib and collarbone, and under the shoulder blade’s coracoid process. This compression causes disturbances in normal nerve functioning and circulation. Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome affects two percent of the population, and Neurological Thoracic Outlet Syndrome affects 98 percent of the population. Thoracic Inlet Syndrome is another type of thoracic syndrome as it clogs the passage of the nerves, veins, and arteries from the root of the neck to the armpit.