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Upper limb pain

MedGen UID:
68681
•Concept ID:
C0239377
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Arm pain
SNOMED CT: Pain in upper limb (102556003); Pain of upper limb (102556003)
 
HPO: HP:0012513

Definition

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the arm. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUpper limb pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Virtual Reality combined with Robotic facilitated movements for pain management and sensory stimulation of the upper limb following a Brachial Plexus injury: A case study.
Snow PW, Dimante D, Sinisi M, Loureiro RCV
IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot 2022 Jul;2022:1-6. doi: 10.1109/ICORR55369.2022.9896552. PMID: 36176146
Evidence for acupotomology in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dai W, Xie R, Wang X, Zhuang M, Chang X, Wei X, Jin Z, Wang S, Feng M, Yu J, Zhu L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Sep 4;99(36):e22007. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022007. PMID: 32899050Free PMC Article
Massage interventions and treatment-related side effects of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pan YQ, Yang KH, Wang YL, Zhang LP, Liang HQ
Int J Clin Oncol 2014 Oct;19(5):829-41. Epub 2013 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s10147-013-0635-5. PMID: 24275985

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Altered upper limb motor behavior in breast cancer survivors and its relation to pain: A narrative review.
De Baets L, Vets N, Emmerzaal J, Devoogdt N, De Groef A
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024 Feb;307(2):298-308. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1002/ar.25120. PMID: 36398938
Stellate ganglion block for non-pain indications: a scoping review.
Feigin G, Velasco Figueroa S, Englesakis MF, D'Souza R, Hoydonckx Y, Bhatia A
Pain Med 2023 Jul 5;24(7):775-781. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad011. PMID: 36727500
Correlations between pain in the back and neck/upper limb in the European Working Conditions Survey.
Rizzello E, Ntani G, Coggon D
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 Jan 23;20(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2404-8. PMID: 30674298Free PMC Article
Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers.
Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Kelsall HL, Zamri EN, Sim MR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Oct 23;10(10):CD008570. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008570.pub3. PMID: 30350850Free PMC Article
Studies of upper limb pain in occupational medicine, in general practice, and among computer operators
.
Jepsen JR
Dan Med J 2018 Apr;65(4) PMID: 29619928

Diagnosis

Altered upper limb motor behavior in breast cancer survivors and its relation to pain: A narrative review.
De Baets L, Vets N, Emmerzaal J, Devoogdt N, De Groef A
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024 Feb;307(2):298-308. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1002/ar.25120. PMID: 36398938
Myofascial component of cancer pain review.
Kalichman L, Menahem I, Treger I
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2019 Apr;23(2):311-315. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.02.011. PMID: 31103113
Studies of upper limb pain in occupational medicine, in general practice, and among computer operators
.
Jepsen JR
Dan Med J 2018 Apr;65(4) PMID: 29619928
Thoracic outlet syndromes. The so-called "neurogenic types".
Laulan J
Hand Surg Rehabil 2016 Jun;35(3):155-164. Epub 2016 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2016.01.007. PMID: 27740456
Radiating upper limb pain in the contact sport athlete: an update on transient quadriparesis and stingers.
Concannon LG, Harrast MA, Herring SA
Curr Sports Med Rep 2012 Jan-Feb;11(1):28-34. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e318240dc3f. PMID: 22236823

Therapy

Stellate ganglion block for non-pain indications: a scoping review.
Feigin G, Velasco Figueroa S, Englesakis MF, D'Souza R, Hoydonckx Y, Bhatia A
Pain Med 2023 Jul 5;24(7):775-781. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad011. PMID: 36727500
Botulinum toxin injections for shoulder and upper limb pain: a narrative review.
Chang KV, Chiu YH, Wu WT, Hsu PC, Özçakar L
Pain Manag 2020 Nov;10(6):411-420. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0015. PMID: 33073703
Common challenges in managing neck and upper limb pain in office workers.
Mouatt B, Kamper SJ
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Nov;48(11):746-750. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-19-4986. PMID: 31722460
Myofascial component of cancer pain review.
Kalichman L, Menahem I, Treger I
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2019 Apr;23(2):311-315. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.02.011. PMID: 31103113
Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers.
Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Kelsall HL, Zamri EN, Sim MR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Oct 23;10(10):CD008570. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008570.pub3. PMID: 30350850Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Altered upper limb motor behavior in breast cancer survivors and its relation to pain: A narrative review.
De Baets L, Vets N, Emmerzaal J, Devoogdt N, De Groef A
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024 Feb;307(2):298-308. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1002/ar.25120. PMID: 36398938
Web Axillary Pain Syndrome-Literature Evidence and Novel Rehabilitative Suggestions: A Narrative Review.
Agostini F, Attanasi C, Bernetti A, Mangone M, Paoloni M, Del Monte E, Mammucari M, Maggiori E, Russo D, Marzo RD, Migliore A, Paolucci T
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Oct 2;18(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910383. PMID: 34639683Free PMC Article
Studies of upper limb pain in occupational medicine, in general practice, and among computer operators
.
Jepsen JR
Dan Med J 2018 Apr;65(4) PMID: 29619928
Constructs of health belief and disabling distal upper limb pain.
Whibley D, MacDonald R, Macfarlane GJ, Jones GT
Scand J Pain 2016 Oct;13:91-97. Epub 2016 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.07.003. PMID: 28850538
Whiplash injury.
Bannister G, Amirfeyz R, Kelley S, Gargan M
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2009 Jul;91(7):845-50. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.22639. PMID: 19567844

Clinical prediction guides

Altered upper limb motor behavior in breast cancer survivors and its relation to pain: A narrative review.
De Baets L, Vets N, Emmerzaal J, Devoogdt N, De Groef A
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024 Feb;307(2):298-308. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1002/ar.25120. PMID: 36398938
Tattoo artists and dental workers have similar musculoskeletal pain patterns.
Weisman A, Yona T, Gottlieb U, Ingel R, Masharawi Y
Occup Med (Lond) 2022 Jan 13;72(1):43-50. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqab149. PMID: 34693977
Botulinum toxin injections for shoulder and upper limb pain: a narrative review.
Chang KV, Chiu YH, Wu WT, Hsu PC, Özçakar L
Pain Manag 2020 Nov;10(6):411-420. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0015. PMID: 33073703
Studies of upper limb pain in occupational medicine, in general practice, and among computer operators
.
Jepsen JR
Dan Med J 2018 Apr;65(4) PMID: 29619928
Whiplash injury.
Bannister G, Amirfeyz R, Kelley S, Gargan M
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2009 Jul;91(7):845-50. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.22639. PMID: 19567844

Recent systematic reviews

Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers.
Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Kelsall HL, Zamri EN, Sim MR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Oct 23;10(10):CD008570. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008570.pub3. PMID: 30350850Free PMC Article
Effects of dry needling trigger point therapy in the shoulder region on patients with upper extremity pain and dysfunction: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Hall ML, Mackie AC, Ribeiro DC
Physiotherapy 2018 Jun;104(2):167-177. Epub 2017 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.08.001. PMID: 29439829
A systematic review: the influence of real time feedback on wheelchair propulsion biomechanics.
Symonds A, Barbareschi G, Taylor S, Holloway C
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2018 Jan;13(1):47-53. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1080/17483107.2016.1278472. PMID: 28102100
Determining the level of evidence for the effectiveness of spinal manipulation in upper limb pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aoyagi M, Mani R, Jayamoorthy J, Tumilty S
Man Ther 2015 Aug;20(4):515-23. Epub 2014 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.11.004. PMID: 25475950
Workplace management of upper limb disorders: a systematic review.
Dick FD, Graveling RA, Munro W, Walker-Bone K; Guideline Development Group
Occup Med (Lond) 2011 Jan;61(1):19-25. Epub 2010 Dec 2 doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqq174. PMID: 21127200

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