Online Continuing Education Courses

Upper Extremity Neurovascular Entrapment Syndromes

• Recite the types of Thoracic Outlet Syndromes and identify which types are “real” and which are disputed.
• Demonstrate different clinical maneuvers designed to identify Thoracic Outlet Syndromes.
• Identify the anatomical structures thought to be responsible for entrapment in the various Thoracic Outlet Syndromes.
• Discuss the significance of the nine fibrous bands discussed by Roos.
• Describe the anatomical and physiological changes that are thought to occur post-accident, resulting in a traumatic variety of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. 
• Differentiate the compressive causes of upper extremity paresthesia using orthopedic and neurological testing.
• Contrast and compare the resultant clinical profile expected with upper extremity compression of vascular structures versus compression of neural structures.
• Define and perform orthopedic and neurological tests used to determine upper extremity compression of neurovascular structures.