Main description:

Part of the What Do I Do Now? Pain Medicine series, Painful Conditions of the Upper Limb presents clinical scenarios related to painful syndromes affecting the neck, shoulder, arm, and hand. Upper limb pain can be complex to evaluate and manage given its multiple potential etiologies, complex anatomical structures, and pain referral patterns. This volume focuses on common presenting symptoms and expands from common diagnoses and syndromes to more complex
conditions that require extensive diagnostic evaluation, comprehensive approaches, and complex management strategies. Clinical scenarios will also cover the multitude of cumulative trauma disorders and their resulting functional and vocational effects, with special attention to rehabilitative management and
functional restoration. Throughout, chapters emphasize proper evaluation, discussing history and physical exam findings, differential diagnosis, appropriate ancillary testing, and management methods using specific restorative approaches, particularly non-opioid and mostly non-pharmacological options.

Contents:

1 Sandpaper Sensation in the Shoulder
2 A Softball Weekend Warrior's Nightmare
3 Achy Shoulder After Sunset
4 A Call to Thaw the Shoulder
5 A Very Painful Arm with an "Alien" Inside
6 A "Spooky" Shoulder Blade
7 Burning and Twitching in the Shoulder
8 Electricity Running down the Arm
9 A Construction Worker Sidelined by Elbow Pain
10 "Golf Ball" in the Elbow
11 The Case of the Burning Pinky
12 A Very Strong Woman with an Achy Forearm and Weak Grip
13 Can't Sleep While Hands Are Taking a Nap
14 Wrist Pain After Slip and Fall
15 Skateboarder Hand Blues
16 Thumb Pain That Keeps Getting Worse
17 Can't Open Jars Due to Crooked Fingers
18 A Locking Ring Finger
19 Ghostly White Hands That Come and Go
20 Very Bothersome Ballooning Arm