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Compression of the ulnar nerve.
Sxs: no sxs at night, pain in area of elbow. Paresthesia in the ulnar nerve distribution (palm and 4th and 5th finger) |
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| Protonator Teres Syndrome |
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Entrapment of Median Nerve in the forearm.
Sxs: paresthesia, pain, and weakness in the median nerve distibution along the forearm.
no exacerbation at night |
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parsethesis, pain and weakness in the distribution of the medial nerve distal to the wrist.
Occurs more in women in 30-60. 50% bilateral
Get EMG
then get labs if EMG +
CBC. CMP, ERS, TSH, RA , other collegen vascular diseases |
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| Direct presaure to the radial nerveas it courses along post humerus. |
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Heavy use of the shoulder muscles and Hyperatrophy of the subcclavius
intermittent nerovascular insufficiency in the arm resulting from compression of the brachial plexus and subclavian artery or vein.
SXS: pain and paresthesis in the meidal arm, forearm, and hand. Arm fatigue and weakness of the small muscles of the lateral thenar eminance
Vascular abnormalities are more common.
Cervical abnormalities cause increase risk. |
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| Nodular proliferation of fiberous tissue in the palmar fascia accompanied by progressive fixed digital flexion. |
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| injury to the peritoneal nerve. weakness and dorsiflexion. sensory loos of the dorsal foot. |
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| test for neck compression with pain on the side of the lesion |
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| test for de Quervains: grasp 0of hand with ulnar deviation |
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overuse causes the entrapment of abductor pollicus longus and extensor pollicus longus and inflamation of the tendons and synovial .
Rx: immobilization |
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C5
C6- bicepts
C7 - Tricepts
ulnar deviation
+ spurling sign |
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Occurs wwith Raynaud's phenomenon which is seen in workers exposed to vinyl chloride.
sxs; scleroderma -like lesion of the hands and arms and lytic bone lesions of the terminal phalanges. |
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| lateral femoral cutaneous nerve compression |
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| burning pain and numbness in the lateral thigh |
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| 5 non-work related risk factors for carpal tunnel |
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| hypothyroidism, DM ii, Collagen vascular disease, uremia, pregnancy |
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| Cervical radiculopathy of C ? and C? may cause symptoms similar to carpel tunnel |
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| inflammation of the tendon sheath |
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| Risk factors for occupational back pain |
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| heavy lifting , vibration, prior back injury, smoking, poor training, job dissatisfaction, younger age, shorter duration at the job, repatitive boring tasks, |
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| strain , sprain, vertebral fracture, DJD, abnormalities of anatomy (spondyloliitis), cancer, infections, ankylosis spondylitis |
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| osteophytes on the DIP joint due to arthritis |
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| Osteophytes on the PIP joint in arthritis |
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| snovial fluid of the knee trapped behind the semimembranous bursa. |
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| next to the carpal tunnel and is the site of nerve entrapment at the wrist. |
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