Your patient complains of numbness in the hand and forearm whenever working for prolonged periods at the computer; the hand also develops a puffy sensation and occasionally turns blue.Adson's maneuver reproduces these symptoms.All of the following should directly help your patient with this problem and will be part of your treatment approach for TOS except:
A)Stretch the scalene muscles.
B)Teach posture correction.
C)Teach relaxed diaphragmatic breathing.
D)Apply mechanical traction at 20 lb for 20 minutes.

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Mechanical traction may exacerbate symptoms in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) and is not recommended for treatment. The other options (Stretch the scalene muscles, Teach posture correction, Teach relaxed diaphragmatic breathing) are appropriate treatments for TOS.

Your Patient Complains of Numbness in the Hand and Forearm