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Brachial Plexus & Erb's Palsy Attorneys
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Brachial Plexus PalsyTreatment for Brachial Plexus Palsy Treatment for brachial plexus palsy that does not spontaneously recover can be exercise and therapy and surgery may be needed. In 80% of the babies born with brachial plexus palsy recovery will occur without a surgical intervention. Often times, though, a child with brachial plexus palsy can benefit from surgical procedures in how their arm functions. Surgery is found to be the most effective in brachial plexus palsy children that are between the ages of 5 and 12 months, and the surgery will not be as effective in a child over the age of one. Whether or not surgery is performed is dependent on the individual child with brachial plexus palsy. If surgery is performed the nerve surgery is performed by a pediatric neurosurgeon. The brachial plexus palsy surgical procedure requires a special anesthesia, an operating microscope, monitoring equipment, and specialists to be able to expose and identify each of the nerves of the brachial plexus and surrounding structures. Most children with brachial plexus palsy injury have damage to multiple nerves so more than one procedure must be performed. Recovery time for brachial plexus palsy surgery is faster in younger children. Injuries that involve nerves below the elbow have a lower rate of improvement because of the location of the nerves and the distance that they need to regenerate. The surgical procedure that is performed in children that are unlikely to have functional recovery can be greatly increased with brachial plexus surgery disability wise, life option wise, and medical expense wise. Brachial plexus palsy may also be helped by performing daily exercises to keep the muscles and joints limber and moving normal, as well as to prevent the joints from freezing in place. A therapist will normally work with the child. The brachial plexus palsy exercises are for range of motion. If the child with brachial plexus palsy can’t use the muscles in the arm and hand they will stay weak and may not grow normal and experience tightness in the muscles and joints. A midwife first described brachial plexus injuries in 1779 by the paralysis of the arms muscles due to injury of its nerves in the neck. Described was a series of infants with injury to the upper part of their plexus telling of the characteristic posture of the hand, first called the policeman’s tip and then the porter’s tip. These terms were referring to the arm extended at the side and internally rotated at the shoulder so that the palm projects outward and flexion at the wrist. To locate an attorney near you, please click here. The Center for Brachial Plexus Palsy and Erbs Palsy Information represents attorneys throughout the United States providing information and legal advice for victims. Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • D.C. • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Puerto Rico • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming Other Helpful Resources:
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