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We aimed to develop digital biomarkers of upper extremity motor capacity that could objectively measure the disability of nTOS using an upper arm inertial sensor and a 20-s upper extremity task that provokes nTOS symptoms. We found that digital biomarkers of slowness, power, and rigidity statistically differentiated the affected extremities of patients with nTOS from their contralateral extremities (n = 16) and from the extremities of healthy controls (n = 13); speed and power had the highest effect sizes. Digital biomarkers representing slowness, power, and rigidity correlated with patient-reported outcomes collected with the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and the visual analog scale of pain (VAS); speed had the highest correlation. Digital biomarkers of exhaustion correlated with failure of physical therapy in treating nTOS; and digital biomarkers of slowness, power, and exhaustion correlated with favorable response to nTOS surgery. 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