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Category Archives: arm
Chronic Nonspecific Shoulder Pain -Look For Infraspinatus Trigger
At a recent conference, it was stated that the Infraspinatus muscle was key to all pain in the upper quadrant. He advised rolling a lacrosse ball back and forth it over it. You either sit or stand against a wall … Continue reading
Posted in arm, Manual Med, myofascial pain, shoulder
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Median Nerve Flossing for Neck- Arm Pains
Several years ago I listened to a talk on using nerve “flossing” mobilizations to help victim with hypermobility issues. This would stretch the nerve in their “tracts” and help reduce pain. They were taught to do a routine -repeated like … Continue reading
Posted in arm, Neck, neuropathic, radiculitis
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Pain and Swollen Arm? – Upper Arm DVT Protocol
Upper arm pain and swollen and no other likely cause? – combinations of D-dimer testing and compression ultrasounds seem to be the approach.
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Does Job Rotation Reduce Illness?
Job Rotation reduces wrist and hand pains but doesn’t do much else according to a review.
Posted in arm, Back Pain, hand, wrist
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Reaching “Critical Mass” to Achieving Pain Control – Procedure Pearls
I have recently achieved (previously unattainable) control in some of my chronic pain subjects using recent innovations – but to acheive this required use of multiple modalities at once.
What Causes Hand Tingling in Computer Terminal Operators – More Myofascial Than You Would Think
The causes of hand tingling in computer operators were : myofascial pain syndrome, 68%; cervical radiculopathy (arm sciatica), 27%; shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, 11%; forearm tenosynovitis, 8%; and carpal tunnel syndrome, 5%.
Posted in arm, myofascial pain, Thoracic
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