PHOENIX — Linda Hill, who calls Tucson home, is making steady progress toward getting her life back after receiving treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) at Banner Boswell Medical Center, according to a Friday press release.
TOS, as defined by Banner Health, is a condition the pressurizes “blood vessels or nerves in the area between the neck and shoulder.” The disease, which can be vascular or neurogenic in its effects, occurs in roughly 3 to 80 per 1,000 people and is most commonly found in those between age 20 and 50, according to Yale Medicine.
After seeing 17 doctors and more than two years of dealing with right shoulder pain and swelling in both wrists, Hill came across Dr. Brett Broussard and Sun City’s Banner Boswell in August 2023…