Shoulder injuries are best known to happen in sports or certain types of work, but they are also very common in car accidents. The shoulder can be injured in many ways, and I have seen most of them over the last decade of working with car accident victims. This article talks about how auto accidents [...]
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Medical and Conservative Approach
You’re working your fingers on your computer – the usual routine you do everyday – and you try not to notice that tingling sensation you’ve felt from your arm down to your hands. They didn’t really hurt a few days ago, but now you feel a painful pierce and burn within your wrist joints. Wondering [...]
Brachial Plexus Palsy Injuries and Help
According to wikipedia, the brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord, which is housed in the spinal canal of the vertebral column (or spine), to the shoulder, arm and hand. These nerves originate in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth cervical (C5-C8), and first thoracic (T1) spinal nerves, [...]
What is Erb’s Palsy
Erb’s palsy is a preventable birth defect that affects the shoulder, arm and hand. It is one of several possible brachial plexus injuries caused by shoulder dystocia during childbirth; it is usually preventable. Proper monitoring and detection of risk factors during pregnancy gives health care providers the opportunity to take preventative measures. Erb’s palsy is [...]
Questions about Erb’s Palsy
What Is Erb’s Palsy? Erb’s palsy is a disability disorder caused by an injury to the brachial plexus during a baby’s birth. The brachial plexus is a “bundle” of nerves, originating from the spinal cord and located between the neck and shoulder. The result of damage to this nerve set can be as severe as [...]
Birth Injury Quickly Turns Joy to Horror
One of the happiest and most exciting experiences in a woman’s life is giving birth; however, sometimes that joy can quickly fade when there are problems with the delivery of your newborn. One of the most common birth injuries that can occur is called Erb’s palsy or Brachial Plexus Injury. The brachial plexus is a [...]
My Very Own Tramadol Experience
Usually when you hear of someone taking opioid pain-relievers you do not expect a happy ending. But that is not always the case and this is why I feel like I need to tell my part of the story. Far from being just another story, I am convinced that anyone listening to what I have [...]
Limb Lengthening and Limblength Discrepancy
Limb lengthening is a surgical procedure used to treat a limb-length discrepancy (LLD) of the arm or leg. The goal is to achieve equal length with the corresponding opposite limb. LLD is the difference between the lengths of the upper arms and/or lower arms, or a difference between the lengths of the thighs and/or lower [...]
Avulsion Injury
Types of avulsions Ear Eyelid Nail Nerve (brachial plexus) Skin Tooth Surgical Ear avulsions The ear is particularly vulnerable to avulsion injuries due to its exposed position on the side of the head. The most common cause of these injuries is human bites, followed by falls, motor vehicle accidents, and dog bites. A partially avulsed [...]
Problems with the Shoulders
The shoulder joint is comprised of three bones and the muscles and tendons which connect them, and the nerves and blood vessels which pass through it. The bones are the humerus (arm), the clavicle (collar bone), and the scapula (wing bone). The ball-like head of the humerus sits inside the cavity-like structure of the scapula [...]

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