Overview: The brachial plexus is the leading network of nerves that gives signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm, and hand. It provides movement and sensation in the arm and hand. The brachial plexus starts at the neck and cross the upper chest to the axilla. Brachial plexus injury occurs when the arm…
What is Ape Hand Deformity? Ape hand deformity is one type of deformity of median nerve palsy, which is caused by serious injuries to the arm, forearm, and wrist area. The ape hand is a movement deformity in people. That causes an unable to abduct or oppose the thumb so that the thumb movement is…
Description Of Pronator Teres Syndrome: Pronator Teres Syndrome (PTS) is a compression of the median nerve at the elbow. It is not the same as compression at the wrist like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). PTS and CTS both are similar, but a special test of CTS is negative in PTS, however, PTS may alter the…
Description of Cyclist Palsy: Cyclist Palsy is an ulnar nerve injury at the wrist that can occur in cyclists, in both road and mountain biking. Palsy means a nerve is being compressed and develops like some hand paralysis. On the little finger side of the wrist, the ulnar nerve runs through a tunnel or canal,…
The median nerve is the main peripheral nerve of the upper limb. It controls most of the hand’s movement so it’s called the laborer’s nerve. it arises from the lateral and medial cord of the brachial plexus, originating in the sp[inal cord and runs down the anterior forearm to the lateral part of the hand…
What is Ulnar nerve Palsy? In the ulnar nerve palsy, the patient can not able to do fine movements and daily routine tasks, muscles become wasting, or atrophied. The ulnar nerve is a major peripheral nerve of the upper limb. It supplies motor and sensory functions to the upper extremity. The ulnar nerve originates from…
What is a Median nerve injury? It is the essential peripheral nerve in the upper limb. It passes on the medial side of the arm between the brachialis and the biceps brachii muscles. Most of the muscles in the forearm are supplied by the median nerve. For example, it controls movements like the abduction of…
Description: Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the narrowing tunnel. in this condition, the patient feels tingling, pain, numbness, and weakness in the thumb and the other three fingers except for the little finger. this condition is seen most commonly in women because they have smaller tunnels compared…
