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Brachial Plexus & Erb's Palsy Attorneys
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Treatment for Erb's PalsyTreatment for Erb’s palsy that does not spontaneously recover can be exercise and therapy and surgery may be needed. In 80% of the babies born with Erb’s 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 Erb’s 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 Erb’s palsy. If surgery is performed the nerve surgery is performed by a pediatric neurosurgeon. The Erb’s 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 Erb’s palsy injury have damage to multiple nerves so more than one procedure must be performed. Recovery time for Erb’s 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. Erb’s 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 Erb’s palsy exercises are for range of motion. If the child with Erb’s 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. For more information on Erbs Palsy contact us to confer with an Erbs Palsy lawyer. 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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