Introduction and Definition:
The Brachial Plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from your spine to your shoulder, arm and hand. It is a complex network with several divisions and branches to innervate the arm. These injuries can occur in various different ways and are known to cause muscle weakness or loss of motion within the affected arm. Falls, major trauma, and even birthing techniques can all cause this debilitating injury to occur in all ages of people. Ranging fro the C5 to the T1 vertebrae, the brachial plexus is one of the most important parts of the brachial nervous system! Disruption of the nerve channels and fibers that makes up the brachial plexus can not only cause pain and weakness for the individual; loss of function, and even temporary or permanent paralysis can completely alter every aspect of an individuals work, family, and lifestyle! In this research essay we will be exploring the anatomy, mechanisms of …show more content…
Mechanisms:
An injury to the brachial plexus can occur like most injuries in sports, medical settings and/or everyday life. As humans, we are first exposed to the risk of a brachial plexus injury before we have even had the slightest chance to live. This first form of the injury occurs when a baby is being born, the brachial plexus may be stretched beyond normal limits with traction in a difficult labour; this condition is also known as Erb’s Palsy. As this is a fairly common occurrence, there will be one or two babies out of every thousand that get diagnosed with the injury. However a brachial plexus injury is most common in contact sports and motorcycle accidents. A brachial plexus injury from sports or accidents are most commonly caused when the arm and shoulder is pulled downward, while the head is pushed in the opposite direction; over stretching the brachial plexus within
The Brachial Plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from your spine to your shoulder, arm and hand. It is a complex network with several divisions and branches to innervate the arm. These injuries can occur in various different ways and are known to cause muscle weakness or loss of motion within the affected arm. Falls, major trauma, and even birthing techniques can all cause this debilitating injury to occur in all ages of people. Ranging fro the C5 to the T1 vertebrae, the brachial plexus is one of the most important parts of the brachial nervous system! Disruption of the nerve channels and fibers that makes up the brachial plexus can not only cause pain and weakness for the individual; loss of function, and even temporary or permanent paralysis can completely alter every aspect of an individuals work, family, and lifestyle! In this research essay we will be exploring the anatomy, mechanisms of …show more content…
Mechanisms:
An injury to the brachial plexus can occur like most injuries in sports, medical settings and/or everyday life. As humans, we are first exposed to the risk of a brachial plexus injury before we have even had the slightest chance to live. This first form of the injury occurs when a baby is being born, the brachial plexus may be stretched beyond normal limits with traction in a difficult labour; this condition is also known as Erb’s Palsy. As this is a fairly common occurrence, there will be one or two babies out of every thousand that get diagnosed with the injury. However a brachial plexus injury is most common in contact sports and motorcycle accidents. A brachial plexus injury from sports or accidents are most commonly caused when the arm and shoulder is pulled downward, while the head is pushed in the opposite direction; over stretching the brachial plexus within