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Arm Pain Quick DASH

(Keywords: Arm Pain Quick Dash, chiropractic, neck shoulder arm pain, carpal tunnel syndrome )

Arm Pain Quick DASH QUESTIONAIRE is a simple test for the inidividual who wants to know just how bad his/ her pain is.

DASH: Disability - Arm - Shoulder - Hand

Just how miz are you? This questionnaire asks about

  • your symptoms including neck shoulder arm pain
  • your ability to perform certain activities.
  • Please answer every question, based on your condition in the last week, by circling the appropriate number. Make your best estimate if you haven't played tennis or golf in the last week!

  • NECK ARM PAIN ... letters and casefiles
  • Custom Search




    Quick DASH QUESTIONAIRE

    ActivityNo difficultyMild difficultyModerate difficultySevere difficultyCannot do at all due to arm shoulder hand pain
    Open a tight jar.12345
    Household chores.12345
    Carry a grocery bag.12345
    Wash your back.12345
    Use a knife to cut food.12345
    Golf, hammering, tennis etc.12345
    Disturbed social activities.12345
    Limiting work and daily activities.12345
    Arm, shoulder, hand pain12345
    Tingling in the arm.12345
    Sleep disturbance.12345

    Your Quick-Dash score = {[(Sum of your 11 scores)/11] -1} x 25.

    Eg: {[(2+1+4+3+5+4+2+3+1+4+4)/11] -1} x 25

    = {33/11 -1} x 25= {3-1} x 25= 50

    0 - No disability

    100 - Most severe disability

    How bad is my pain?

    In a group of 109 patients scheduled for surgery in an orthopedic department, the overall arm painQuickDASH score, presurgery, was 39. So, if you have a score of 39, that would be considered averagely bad enough to go to surgery.

    The Shoulder and Carpal Tunnel group averaged 49, by the way. They are obviously more disabling.

    No patient had a presurgery score of 90, but after surgery one patient (on average they were tested a year later), registered a score of 93! Only 12 of the 109 patients gave a score of zero postsurgery.

    To my knowledge no research has yet been done to prove how well chiropractic treatment shapes up compared to our medical colleagues. One thing I can tell you is that none of our post-treatment patients would have a score of 93!

  • Doctor-caused disease: IATROGENIC ILLNESS ...




  • Stress

    "How does stress affect health, and "How might it affect your Arm Pain Quick Dash score?" are questions heard daily in the clinic. Another that goes with it is, "Why do I always get sick on holiday?" Food for thought. That's why I take a day's leave before I leave on holiday, and have one day at home before I go back to work.

    Take a quick browse of this site. Then hit the return button - I'll be waiting to continue our conducted tour of quickDash! How does stress affect health ?

    Optional WORK module

    ActivityNo difficultyMild difficultyModerate difficultySevere difficultyCannot do at all due to arm shoulder hand pain
    Using your usual technique at work.12345
    Doing your usual work.12345
    Working as well as you would like.12345
    Able to spend usual time at work.12345

    Your Arm Pain Quick Dash WORK score = {[(Sum of your 4 scores)/4] -1} x 25.

    Eg: {[(2+1+4+5)/4] -1} x 25

    = {12/4 -1} x 25= {3-1} x 25= 50



    Optional SPORTS module

    ActivityNo difficultyMild difficultyModerate difficultySevere difficultyCannot do at all due to arm shoulder hand pain
    Using your usual technique for playing your sport.12345
    Playing your usual sport.12345
    Playing as well as you would like.12345
    Able to spend your usual time at sport.12345

    Your Arm Pain Quick Dash SPORTS score:

    {[(2+1+4+5)/4] -1} x 25

    = {12/4 -1} x 25= {3-1} x 25= 50



    Optional PERFORMING ARTS module

    ActivityNo difficultyMild difficultyModerate difficultySevere difficultyCannot do at all due to arm shoulder hand pain
    Using your usual technique for playing your instrument.12345
    Playing your instrument as well as you would like.12345
    Playing as well as you would like.12345
    Playing as well as you would like.12345

    Your Arm Pain Quick Dash PERFORMING ARTS score:

    {[(2+1+4+5)/4] -1} x 25

    = {12/4 -1} x 25= {3-1} x 25= 50

    PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AGREE ...

    PTs agree that neck shoulder arm pain should be considered as one entity, as you see from our Lower Cervical Facet Anatomy link. This next link will give you an excellent perspective of the PT take on pain in the arm.

    Scroll down past the Dutch Arm Pain Quick Dash questionaire for more in English. Sorry, I'm a Dutchman!


    NECK SHOULDER ARM PAIN ...

    LOWER CERVICAL FACET ANATOMY ...

    Nederlands

    activiteitenEenvoudige moeilijkheids- graadMilde moeilijkheids- graad Matige moeilijkheids- graadZware moeilijkheids- graadOnmogelijk door de pijn in arm, schouder, hand
    Openen van een deksel.12345
    Huishoudelijke karweitjes.12345
    Een boodschappentas dragen.12345
    Uw rug wassen.12345
    Gebruik een mes om voedsel te snijden.12345
    Golf, timmeren, tennis etc.12345
    Verspreid sociale activiteiten.12345
    Beperk werk en dagelijkse activiteiten.12345
    Arm-, schouder-, hand pijn12345
    Tintelingen in de arm.12345
    Slaapstoornis.12345
    Uw Arm Pain Quick Dash score = {[(Som van uw 11 scoren)/11] -1} x 25.

    Bijvoorbeeld: {[(2+1+4+3+5+4+2+3+1+4+4)/11] -1} x 25

    = {33/11 -1} x 25= {3-1} x 25= 50

    0 - Niet beperkt

    100 - Zeer beperkt

    CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

    Interestingly there is no strong research confirming that Chiropractic can help CTS. Nor in fact is there any strong scientific evidence that ANYTHING including surgery brings long term relief, yet I see and treat carpal tunnel syndrome very successfully on a daily basis. So much work still do it in the research domain: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ...

    DISTURBED SLEEP

    Arm pain is often bad at night disturbing sleep. It's not really insomnia, but some of these Insomnia Tips might be helpful.

    For some valuable insomnia tips pay a visit to Holistic MindBody Healing.com.


    OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS


  • Go from ARM PAIN QUICK DASH to Rotator Cuff Syndrome

  • Pinched nerve in the neck: Arm pain

  • Frozen Shoulder

  • Acromioclavicular joint

  • Tennis Elbow

  • HEAD NECK PAIN ...

  • Relief by placing your hand on your head? SHOULDER ABDUCTION RELIEF sign ...





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  • BRACHIAL PLEXUS

    Arm Pain

    SHOULDER


    "The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that originates from the spinal cord and controls muscle movements and sensation in the shoulder, arm and hand."

    Mayo Clinic

    Inter Scalene Triangle



    Shoulder anatomy ...



    Frozen shoulder ...

    "My thumb, forefinger and middle finger went weak after cuff surgery."

    "Hello,I take it you've been back to the surgeon.

    It's probably temporary inflammation of the median nerve, but of course could be worse... I'm afraid I don't think chiropractic has anything to offer at this stage.

    Once everything has healed up, if you don't get the strength back, or your fingers remain numb and tingly, then I'd consult a local chiro to see if there is also a problem in your neck or the first rib.

    Dr B"

    Letter from reader looking for advice.



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