Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes

• Part 1 Introduction

• Epidemiology Louise Thwaites, Karen Walker-Bone

History taking Peter A Huijbregts

Physical examination Shane Koppenhaver, Timothy Flynn

Imaging studies Hilmir Agustsson

Electrodiagnostic studies Caroline A Quartly

Myofascial trigger points Jozef L M Franssen, Carel Bron, Jan Dommerholt

Part 2 Cervical-thoracic spine

Mechanical neck pain Bryan S Dennison, Michael H Leal

Whiplash associated disorders Michele Sterling

Cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy Chad E Cook, Amy E Cook

Thoracic outlet syndrome Susan W Stralka

Thoracic spine manipulation William Egan, Paul Glynn, Joshua A Cleland

Cervical spine mobilization and manipulation John R Krauss, Douglas S Creighton

Therapeutic exercise for mechanical neck pain Carol Kennedy

Part 3 The shoulder region

Acromio-clavicular joint Janette W Powell, Ian Shrier, Peter A Huijbregts

Sterno-clavicular joint Erland Pettman

Rotator cuff lesions: shoulder impingement Peter A Huijbregts, Carel Bron

Gleno-humeral instability Steven C Allen, Russell S VanderWilde, Peter Huijbregts

Superior labrum anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) lesions Janette W Powell, Peter A Huijbregts

Frozen shoulder Carel Bron, Arthur de Gast, Jozef L M Franssen

Mobilization with movement of the shoulder joint Wayne Hing, Jack Miller

Motor control of the shoulder region Mary E Magarey, Mark A Jones

Therapeutic exercises for the shoulder region Johnson McEvoy, Kieran OSullivan, Carel Bron

Part 4 The elbow region

Elbow tendinopathy: lateral epicondylalgia Bill Vicenzino

Other elbow disorders: elbow instability arthritic conditions Chris Sebelski

Joint mobilization and manipulation of the elbow Helen Slater, Cesar Fernandez de las Penas

Part 5 The wrist and hand regions

Tendinopathies of the wrist and hand C Joseph Yelvington, Ellen J Pong

Wrist instability Ellen J Pong

Carpal tunnel syndrome Luca Padua, Costanza Pazzaglia, Ana Isabel-de-la-Llave-Rincon

Nerve compression syndromes of the forearm Joy C MacDermid, David M Walton

Joint mobilization and manipulation Peter A Huijbregts, Freddy M Kaltenborn, Traudi B Kaltenborn

Finger and thumb pathology Joy C MacDermid, Ruby Grewal, Jane Freure

Part 6 Muscle referred pain

Referred pain from muscle/myofascial trigger points Cesar Fernandez de las Penas, Hong-You Ge, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Jan Dommerholt, David G Simons

Manual treatment of myofascial trigger points Cesar Fernandez de las Penas, Hong-You Ge, Jan Dommerholt

Dry needling of trigger points Jan Dommerholt

Muscle energy approaches Gary Fryer

Myofascial induction approaches Andrzej Pilat

Part 7 Neurodynamics of the upper quadrant

Peripheral mechanisms of chronic arm pain Jane Greening, Andrew Dilley

Clinical interventions and physiological effects Paul Mintken, Emilio Puentedura, Adriaan Louw