Painful Conditions of the Upper Limb

Ramon Cuevas-Trisan, MD, is a physiatrist (physician specialized in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, or PM&R) with nearly 25 years of experience evaluating and treating patients with neuromusculoskeletal painful disorders. He is Board Certified in PM&R and Pain Medicine. He is currently the Associate Chief of Staff for Education & Research at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. He holds faculty appointments from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Patel Colleges of Allopathic and Osteopathic Medicine, and the Florida Atlantic University Schmidt College of Medicine. His main clinical interests revolve around the management of acute and chronic neuromusculoskeletal disorders and electrodiagnostic medicine.

1 Sandpaper Sensation in the Shoulder
2 A Softball Weekend Warrior's Nightmare
3 Achy Shoulder After Sunset
4 A Call to Thaw the Shoulder
5 A Very Painful Arm with an "Alien" Inside
6 A "Spooky" Shoulder Blade
7 Burning and Twitching in the Shoulder
8 Electricity Running down the Arm
9 A Construction Worker Sidelined by Elbow Pain
10 "Golf Ball" in the Elbow
11 The Case of the Burning Pinky
12 A Very Strong Woman with an Achy Forearm and Weak Grip
13 Can't Sleep While Hands Are Taking a Nap
14 Wrist Pain After Slip and Fall
15 Skateboarder Hand Blues
16 Thumb Pain That Keeps Getting Worse
17 Can't Open Jars Due to Crooked Fingers
18 A Locking Ring Finger
19 Ghostly White Hands That Come and Go
20 Very Bothersome Ballooning Arm