Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes

Evidence-informed Screening, Diagnosis and Management

Edited by César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, PT, DO, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Esthesiology Laboratory of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; and, Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Joshua Cleland, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT , Professor of Manual Therapy, Franklin Pierce College, Concord, New Hampshire, USA and Peter A. Huijbregts, PT, MSc, MHSc, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT, FCAMT, Assistant Professor, Online Education, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL; Clinical Consultant, Shelbourne Physiotherapy Clinic, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Educational Consultant, Dynamic Physical Therapy, Cadillac, MI, USA

Part 1 Introduction

1. Epidemiology
   Louise Thwaites, Karen Walker-Bone
2. History taking
   Peter A Huijbregts
3. Physical examination
   Shane Koppenhaver, Timothy Flynn
4. Imaging studies
   Hilmir Agustsson
5. Electrodiagnostic studies
   Caroline A Quartly
6. Myofascial trigger points
   Jozef L M Franssen, Carel Bron, Jan Dommerholt

Part 2 Cervical-thoracic spine

7. Mechanical neck pain
   Bryan S Dennison, Michael H Leal
8. Whiplash associated disorders
   Michele Sterling
9. Cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy
   Chad E Cook, Amy E Cook
10. Thoracic outlet syndrome
    Susan W Stralka
11. Thoracic spine manipulation
    William Egan, Paul Glynn, Joshua A Cleland
12. Cervical spine mobilization and manipulation
    John R Krauss, Douglas S Creighton
13. Therapeutic exercise for mechanical neck pain
    Carol Kennedy

Part 3 The shoulder region

14. Acromio-clavicular joint
    Janette W Powell, Ian Shrier, Peter A Huijbregts
15. Sterno-clavicular joint
    Erland Pettman
16. Rotator cuff lesions: shoulder impingement
    Peter A Huijbregts, Carel Bron
17. Gleno-humeral instability
    Steven C Allen, Russell S VanderWilde, Peter Huijbregts
18. Superior labrum anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) lesions
    Janette W Powell, Peter A Huijbregts
19. Frozen shoulder
    Carel Bron, Arthur de Gast, Jozef L M Franssen
20. Mobilization with movement of the shoulder joint
    Wayne Hing, Jack Miller
21. Motor control of the shoulder region
    Mary E Magarey, Mark A Jones
22. Therapeutic exercises for the shoulder region
    Johnson McEvoy, Kieran O'Sullivan, Carel Bron

Part 4 The elbow region

23. Elbow tendinopathy: lateral epicondylalgia
    Bill Vicenzino
24. Other elbow disorders: elbow instability arthritic conditions
    Chris Sebelski
25. Joint mobilization and manipulation of the elbow
    Helen Slater, Cesar Fernandez de las Penas

Part 5 The wrist and hand regions

26. Tendinopathies of the wrist and hand
    C Joseph Yelvington, Ellen J Pong
27. Wrist instability
    Ellen J Pong
28. Carpal tunnel syndrome
    Luca Padua, Costanza Pazzaglia, Ana Isabel-de-la-Llave-Rincon
29. Nerve compression syndromes of the forearm
    Joy C MacDermid, David M Walton
30. Joint mobilization and manipulation
    Peter A Huijbregts, Freddy M Kaltenborn, Traudi B Kaltenborn
31. Finger and thumb pathology
    Joy C MacDermid, Ruby Grewal, Jane Freure

    Part 6 Muscle referred pain

32. Referred pain from muscle/myofascial trigger points
    Cesar Fernandez de las Penas, Hong-You Ge, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Jan Dommerholt, David G Simons
33. Manual treatment of myofascial trigger points
    Cesar Fernandez de las Penas, Hong-You Ge, Jan Dommerholt
34. Dry needling of trigger points
    Jan Dommerholt
35. Muscle energy approaches
    Gary Fryer
36. Myofascial induction approaches
    Andrzej Pilat

Part 7 Neurodynamics of the upper quadrant

37. Peripheral mechanisms of chronic arm pain
    Jane Greening, Andrew Dilley
38. Clinical interventions and physiological effects
    Paul Mintken, Emilio Puentedura, Adriaan Louw