Brachial Plexus Disease

A brachial plexus disease is a disorder of the brachial plexus, a nerve bundle around the shoulder where nerves from the spinal cord connect to individual nerves in the arm. Nerve injuries can develop into brachial plexus disorders.

Newborn Brachial Palsy

• According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, brachial palsy, or Erb's palsy, is a condition that causes injuries to an infant's brachial plexus nerves during birth and results in arm weakness and loss of arm movement.

Newborn Treatment

• Physicians may treat brachial palsy in a newborn with gentle massage or surgery on affected nerves and tendons.

Brachial Plexopathy

• Brachial plexopathy is shoulder pain, numbness and weakness in an arm, wrist or hand caused by dysfunction of the brachial plexus and may result from nerve injuries or nerve damage from radiation, toxins or other causes.

Brachial Plexopathy Treatment

• Patients with brachial plexopathy may require anti-inflammatory drug treatment, physical therapy or a splint or brace. Long-lasting cases may require surgical correction.

Brachial Plexus Causes

• People may develop brachial plexus nerve injuries from extreme stretching of nerves that can occur in a motorcycle accident or other similar events, according to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Brachial Plexus Treatment

• Many brachial plexus injuries can heal with several weeks with therapy. Doctors may treat severe cases of nerve damage with nerve repair surgery or tendon transfer.