So ……. I’ve been taking Tramadol Hydrochloride Extended-Release 150mg morning and night for over a year now. Tramadol is a narcotic-like pain reliever. Tramadol extended release is listed for the management of moderate to moderately severe chronic pain in adults who require around-the-clock treatment of their pain for an extended period of time. I also take Lyrica 150mg (Pregabalin) slow release. Lyrica is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It works by slo

By Leslie Iffy* Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Retired), U.M.D.N.J. – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA Dates: Received: 03 June, 2015; Accepted: 26 June, 2015; Published: 29 June, 2015 *Corresponding author: Leslie Iffy, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Retired), U.M.D.N.J. – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA, Copyright © 2015 Iffy L. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution L

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Introduction I wanted to talk a bit about brachial plexus injuries and jobs. It’s a pretty broad topic because of the varying degree of injury, so while reading this, keep in mind it is different for everybody. Some people who sustain brachial plexus injuries at birth have little movement of their hand and arm, while others have almost full movement. Often time those people who have traumatic brachial plexus injuries as adults have issues being able to continue their existing

Having a Brachial plexus Injury can really limit the clothes and shoes you wear. That might not sound like a big issue, but to us it is. It can affect our jobs, health and fitness, self confidence and our social lives with friends and family. We can learn, with lots of practice, to wear some things that at first seem impossible, but it takes time, and adds to our frustration. So many of us choose to stay home rather than deal with not being able to wear something that is requ

Just because we can only use one arm doesn't mean we can't workout, strengthen and be fit. There are in fact many organisations around the world who can help develop workouts and weight lifting programs for for people with brachial plexus injuries. It's an important part of our recovery for our BPI arms, but also the strengthen our working arm. Overuse of our good arm can become a serious problem, so a regular strengthening program is a great idea. Done in moderation of cours

The nerve pain that I experience from my brachial plexus injury, is very unpleasant. Brachial plexus injury pain is very different for everyone. Many of you will know exactly what I'm talking about. Some of you might have it worse than I do. Many of you reading this may get a better understanding of the pain your loved one or patient deals with all the time. People with birth brachial plexus injuries may not feel as much, if any, pain like this. Please Mummies, don't panic ab

I confess that I don't know very much about neuroplasticity, but I do know a lot about nerve pain. If neuroplasticity does infact work, and can help people with brachial plexus injuries (and other chronic pain and conditions) to lessen our lifelong pain, then I happily share this article with you all, and hope that in turn, you will share it with others. Here's the article and below that is a great infographic - "This Nifty Infographic Is a Great Introduction to Neuroplastici

On behalf of Brachial Plexus Australia, I would like to thank Marleen Boom for her generous donation, which helped cover the costs of our legal public notice advising our intention to incorporate the association. Without Marleen, I'd still be only thinking about the future of this organisation! <3 Thank you Marleen! <3 If you would like to donate to help with the costs of registering the association and registering with ASIC, please click here - DONATE Feel free to share the

After my accident, like everybody with brachial plexus injuries, I was forced to sleep on my back. I HATED it so much. I never slept at night. I would sleep 2 hours here and 2 hours there, in bed, on the couch ... anywhere and from pure exhaustion. I was so exhausted and angry I started trying everything. I spent hours every day experimenting, trying to manoevre my arm around, using pillows, in the sling, out of the sling, with the wrist brace, without the wrist brace, and ev

"Each day when I awake I know I have one more day to make a difference in someone's life" ~ James Mann Something that makes a HUGE difference in my mental attitude when I wake up everyday, is knowing that today, I might find some information, meet someone, know something, know the right contact or just be there for someone, and truly make a positive difference in a persons life. Sure, there is a personal sense of satisfaction, but knowing that in some way, no matter how small

The Perth Southern Gazette has just published a follow up article about me and my dreams for Brachial Plexus Australia! ............... THE past year has been a tough journey for Victoria Park resident Rebecca Cochran but it’s also awoken a fiery desire for her to continue to help others in similar situations. A motorcycle accident in March 2015 left Ms Cochran with a brachial plexus injury.Initially, it rendered her right arm near useless but a year on Ms Cochran has had the

So I've enrolled in a Diploma of Counselling through the Australian College of Applied Psychology and a Diploma of Life Coaching through Estrada College which are both online courses through 2 top Australian colleges. They both start in May. I'll have to do a lot of work placement, and submit videos of me doing sessions with "clients" for assessment. Guess my husband will be getting some free sessions hahaha. I'm so excited about it! I can't wait to get stuck into it! 2 at on