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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.
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SHOW NOTES:
Expert Guest:
Dr. Jon O. Wee, MD: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Resources
Matt Harvey (pitcher, Baltimore Orioles)
More at www.mybodyodyssey.com
Follow us on:
Twitter: @mybodyodyssey
Facebook: @mybodyodysseypod
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Original music by Ryan Adair Rooney
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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
Resources
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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