2024年3月27日 · The brachial plexus is the group of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm and hand. A brachial plexus injury happens when these nerves are stretched, squeezed together, or in the most serious cases, ripped apart or …

2024年10月16日 · What is a brachial plexus injury? The brachial plexus is a network of intertwined nerves that control movement and sensation in your arm and hand. A brachial plexus injury involves sudden damage to these nerves, which may cause pain, weakness, loss of feeling, or loss of movement in your shoulder, arm and/or hand.

Brachial plexus injuries typically stem from trauma to the neck, and can cause pain, weakness and numbness in the arm and hand. Brachial plexus injuries often heal well if they aren’t severe. Many people with minor brachial plexus injuries recover …

2024年3月27日 · Pain control. Serious brachial plexus injuries can cause extreme pain. The pain has been described as a debilitating, severe, crushing feeling or a constant burning. This pain goes away within three years for most people.

The most common symptoms of brachial plexus injury include: Weakness or numbness; Loss of sensation; Loss of movement (paralysis) Pain; The pain from brachial plexus injuries results from injury to the spinal cord where the nerve rootlets are pulled out of the cord.

2022年6月29日 · One common symptom is a burning or stinging sensation, which is known as brachial plexus burners or stingers. Since there is no damage to nerve tissue, neurapraxia can resolve on its own...

2024年7月19日 · Brachial plexus injuries (also known as Erb's palsy and Dejerine-Klumpke palsy) are caused by damage to those nerves, typically from trauma, tumors, inflammation, pressure, athletic injuries, or being stretched too far. Some brachial …

2023年7月6日 · People with stretch injuries often experience weakness, numbness, and pain that shoots down one arm. Brachial plexus rupture occurs when the nerves partially or fully tear. This can cause a range of sensory and motor problems as well as pain. Brachial plexus avulsion occurs when the nerve roots tear away from the spinal cord.

Often, brachial plexus injuries cause pain or a total loss of feeling in the area. The severity of a brachial plexus injury varies. In some people, function and feeling returns to normal. Others may have lifelong disability because they can't use or feel a part of the arm.

Some brachial plexus injuries are minor and will completely recover in several weeks. Other injuries are severe enough and could cause some permanent disability in the arm. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves between the neck and shoulder. Their branches form the nerves that go into the arm, forearm and hand.