Zeit für einen Paradigmenwechsel? Vom T4-Syndrom zur exakteren Diagnose

Zusammenfassung

Viele Symptome, viele Therapieansätze – Mit einer vielfältigen Symptomkonfiguration assoziierte interskapuläre Schmerzen bezeichnet die Manuelle Therapie als T4-Syndrom. Das kritische Auseinandersetzen mit der Klinik und Pathophysiologie des Syndroms trägt dazu bei, eine rationalere Diagnose und einen neuen Behandlungsansatz für die Patienten zu entwickeln.

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