Arthur was a retired orchestra conductor, and he arrived in her clinic not with a referral, but with a ghost. His right hand—the one that had once coaxed Brahms from a hundred strings—was clenched into a fist he could not open. The official diagnosis was "complex regional pain syndrome, secondary to a minor wrist fracture." But the MRI was clean. The nerves conducted perfectly. The problem, Lena suspected, was not in the tissue.

Using heat to increase blood flow and tissue extensibility.

Elastic bandages and pneumatic pumps apply external pressure. This controls edema (swelling) and improves venous blood circulation.