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Yogi Jess on a Tightrope: From Mobility to Stability
Jessica is a respected yoga teacher–young, fit, doing the right things to stay healthy. She’s also highly knowledgeable about anatomy, with two graduate degrees. But a series of episodes involving circulation to one arm lead her to urgent care and a diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, or TOS. Her surgeon soon recommends the standard solution for TOS–removal of her top rib. This will relieve compression between her rib and clavicle that pinches a vein and triggers dangerous blood clots. “Given my yoga philosophy, I was definitely not keen on having that first rib removed,” recalls Jessica. “But my thoracic surgeon, he was really great, actually. He said, ‘I'm okay with you trying to figure things out.’” Two years later, has Jess figured out her TOS? Listen in for a body odyssey of the unexpected sort, when an otherwise healthy yogi grapples with a life-threatening condition through her knowledge of anatomy and experience with movement. Subscribe to MBO so you don’t miss an episode! SHOW NOTES: Expert Guest: Dr. Jon O. Wee, MD: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Section Chief, Esophageal Surgery Director of Robotics in Thoracic Surgery Co-Director of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School Resources What is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? Anatomy and Embryology of the Thoracic Outlet Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Biomechanical and Exercise Considerations Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in the Overhead Athlete Blood Clots: Risks, Symptoms, Treatments, Prevention Anticoagulant (Blood Thinners) Eastern and Western Approaches to Medicine Stephen Strasburg gave his body to baseball. Now his future is a mystery. Washington Post. Matt Harvey (pitcher, Baltimore Orioles) More at www.mybodyodyssey.com Follow us on: Twitter: @mybodyodyssey Facebook: @mybodyodysseypod Instagram: @mybodyodysseypodcast Original music by Ryan Adair Rooney
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