The following treatment options may be utilized in the treatment of various types of arm pain:
- Pharmacological Intervention NSAID’s, analgesics, nerve pain medications and narcotic pain medications are all options in the treatment of Arm Pain.
- Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) Primarily for arm pain due to disc problems, bone spurs, stenosis, nerve root irritation or degenerative disc disease.
- Periarticular Joint Injection An injection of a corticosteroid anti-inflammatory around or into a painful joint, such as the shoulder, elbow or wrist can quickly reduce pain and inflammation.Trigger Point Injection An injection of an anti-inflammatory medication into tight and irritated muscle tissue can relax and release painful knots in the rotator cuff muscles, and elbow flexor or elbow extensor muscles.
- Spinal Cord Stimulator – Neuromodulation. For progressive cases of CRPS/RSD, where the arm or hands may be affected by severe pain, inflammation, skin texture and color changes, a Spinal Cord Stimulator may be the last, but best resort to immediately improve symptoms. Neuromodulation technology represents a very new and progressive technology for the treatment of this type of arm pain.