On Sunday 1st of March 2015, I had a motorbike accident. I was riding in a group of 6-7 people, my husband included. We were riding around the countryside near Donnybrook, south of Perth and Bunbury in Western Australia. My bike hit some gravel on the road and threw me and the bike left onto the dirt shoulder of the road. I tried but could not regain control of the bike and I slammed into a tree, bounced off and landed in a barbed wire fence. One of my husband’s friends who h

The brachial plexus is the network of nerves that sends signals from your spine to your shoulder, arm and hand. A brachial plexus injury occurs when these nerves are stretched, compressed, or in the most serious cases, ripped apart or torn away from the spinal cord. Minor brachial plexus injuries, known as stingers or burners, are common in contact sports, such as football. Babies sometimes sustain brachial plexus injuries during birth. Other conditions, such as inflammation

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This image shows the brachial plexus nerves. These nerves carry signal from the brain to the muscles of the arm. They also supply the skin with "sensation". #brachialplexus #brachialplexusinjury #brachialplexusinjuryaustralia #erbspalsy #nerveinjury #birth #injury #nerves #muscles #onearm #onehand #onehanded #motorcycleaccident #traumaticinjury #disability #disabilitysupport #australia