Citation

Standaert CJ, Herring SA. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 2009; 90(3): 402-406.

Affiliation

Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apmr.2008.09.569

PMID

19254603

Abstract

Stingers are a common injury in contact sports and are characterized by acute lancinating pain in 1 upper extremity with or without associated weakness and neck pain. Appropriate on-field evaluation is necessary to identify the extent of injury and rule out structural injuries to the head, spine, or shoulder girdle. Although athletes can often return to play after a single acute event that resolves rapidly, those who have recurrent events, persisting pain, or strength deficits require a thorough diagnostic evaluation before return-to-play decisions can be made. In some circumstances, players sustaining a single stinger or multiple recurrent stingers may be permanently removed from participation in collision or contact sports.

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