The Arm Book

The Arm Book

People want accurate information and advice about their health problems. They want to be certain about what is best to do and what is safe to do. The Arm Book has been written to meet that need for people with common upper limb problems.


Based on sound scientific evidence, The Arm Book answers your important questions: what's happened, what to do about it, whether to seek treatment, whether to rest, whether to stay at work, and what the future holds. The news is good - there is a lot you can do to help yourself and get back to normal - The Arm Book tells you how.

To be sure it contains all the latest thinking, it has been written by a team of experts: Nicholas Kendall (clinical psychology); Lisa Birrell (occupational medicine); Chris Bainbridge (hand and arm surgery); Brian Pearce (ergonomics); Kim Burton (occupational health)