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Arm injury

Arm injury: Introduction

Any injury or trauma that affects the arm. Sprains, strains and fractures are the most common types of acute arm injuries. Minor arm injuries are common and are caused by normal everyday wear and tear or overuse. Sport is one of the main causes of arm injuries.

Symptoms of Arm injury

• Pain
• Paresthesia
• Swelling
• Weakness
• more symptoms...»

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Disease Topics Related To Arm injury

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• Glofer's elbow
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• Injuey to the deltoid muscle
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Medical Textbooks Online about Arm injury

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Arm injury?

• Misdiagnosis of Arm injury
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Arm injury: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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Arm injury: Undiagnosed Conditions

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  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
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  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Arm injury

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Arm injury: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
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• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
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Causes of Arm injury

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News Archives for Arm injury

Medical news articles related to Arm injury include:

• New Technology May Boost Artificial Arms
• Playing Catch in Winter Could Save Kids' Pitching Arms
• New Robotic Arm Has Softer Surgical Touch
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Arm injury

Medical research articles related to Arm injury include:

• Cervical Spine Injuries in Sports (Overview)
• Tennis - preventing injury
• more research...»

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Videos for Arm injury

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Reseach about Arm injury

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Clinical Trials for Arm injury

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Arm injury include:

• Management and Outcome of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Trial of Physiotherapy and Corticosteroid Injections in Lateral Epicondylalgia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment of Tennis Elbow With Botulinum Toxin - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinum toxin A injection or normal saline
• ALGRX 4975 in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ALGRX 4975
• A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Different Doses of Chrysalin in Adults Who Have a Broken Wrist - This study has been suspended (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - TP508
• more trials...»

See full list of 19 Clinical Trials for Arm injury

Stories from Users Related to Arm injury

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• nurse destroyd my arm!
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• My arm was just trembling and I couldn't stop it!
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