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Works Cited
"Brachial Plexus Injury." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 24 Feb.
2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. brachial-plexus-injury/basics/definition/con-20028265>.
"Peripheral Nervous System: Spinal Nerves and Plexuses." Antranik. Antranik, 27 Nov. 2011. Web. 17
Mar. 2014. .
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Brachial Plexus Injury

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BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY

EVAN NICHOLS
Works Cited
"Brachial Plexus Injury." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 24 Feb.
2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. brachial-plexus-injury/basics/definition/con-20028265>.
"Peripheral Nervous System: Spinal Nerves and Plexuses." Antranik. Antranik, 27 Nov. 2011. Web. 17
Mar. 2014. .
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Brachial plexus injury is an injury to the brachial plexus - the nerves that serve your arm, shoulder, and hand.

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CAUSES

  • Stretching the nerves too far (common in football)
  • Trauma (e.g. car accidents, bullet or knife wounds)
  • Prolonged birth
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TREATMENT

  • Nerve transfer
  • Therapy (occupational and physical)
  • Muscle transfer
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