
Brachial Girl
- May 16, 2016
- 23 min
Research Paper - Prevention of Birth Brachial Plexus Injury
By Leslie Iffy* Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Retired), U.M.D.N.J. – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA Dates:...
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Brachial Girl
- May 4, 2016
- 4 min
What Does Brachial Plexus Injury Pain Feel Like?
The nerve pain that I experience from my brachial plexus injury, is very unpleasant. Brachial plexus injury pain is very different for...
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Brachial Girl
- May 3, 2016
- 1 min
A big thank you for your donation Marleen!
On behalf of Brachial Plexus Australia, I would like to thank Marleen Boom for her generous donation, which helped cover the costs of our...
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Brachial Girl
- May 3, 2016
- 6 min
10 Ways to Sleep with a Brachial Plexus Injury
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...
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Brachial Girl
- Apr 21, 2016
- 1 min
What is Occupational Therapy
What everyone should know about occupational therapy, including what it actually is! I love going to my OT sessions. I get so much out...
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Brachial Girl
- Apr 13, 2016
- 1 min
Trauma Survivors
Trauma survivors often have symptoms instead of memories. Those with traumatic brachial plexus injuries are no exception. Depression ...
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Brachial Girl
- Apr 11, 2016
- 3 min
Donate to Brachial Plexus Australia
As you know, I had a motorcycle accident in March 2015, and I sustained a brachial plexus injury (erb’s palsy), which means that the...
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Brachial Girl
- Mar 28, 2016
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus / Erb’s Palsy Injury
How is it that brachial plexus injuries or erb’s palsy, are not commonly known in this country? There are MORE children born with this...
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Brachial Girl
- Mar 21, 2016
- 1 min
Website Facelift
I’ve done a heap of work on the Brachial Plexus Australia website. Design change and some new pages and features! Check it out and share...
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Brachial Girl
- Nov 7, 2015
- 1 min
Tonic Water
Will, a friend of mine in a BPI group recently posted this - “My BPI injury has caused me to have chronic muscle spasms that cause a...
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Brachial Girl
- Oct 7, 2015
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus Autralia
RAISING AWARENESS IN AUSTRALIA FOR BRACHIAL PLEXUS AND ERB’S PALSY INJURIES Did you know … The reported incidence of birth related...
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Brachial Girl
- Sep 23, 2015
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus Australia
We’re getting there! We now have a temporary landing page online at www.brachialplexusaustralia.com.au Won’t be too long before we have...
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Brachial Girl
- Sep 19, 2015
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus Australia
I’m still working on the BPI Australia website and community. So much work involved. I’ve got the Australian surgeons on board now. Just...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 25, 2015
- 1 min
Nerve Transfer Surgery
So I’ve had my pre-operation checkup, another nerve conduction study, and now my surgeon has booked me in for the surgery. The operation...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 14, 2015
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus Injury Community in Australia
Well, I’ve taken it upon myself to establish some information and support in Australia for people with brachial plexus injuries as there...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 13, 2015
- 1 min
The GivMohr Sling
It’s not quite a robo arm, but this sling is great for those suffering from shoulder subluxation due to brachial plexus injuries! The...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 13, 2015
- 1 min
Robot Arm!
Check out the MyoPro. Myomo is the developer of the MyoPro® myoelectric upper limb orthosis. The MyoPro is a rigid brace used for the...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 13, 2015
- 1 min
What is a Brachial Plexus Injury?
The term Brachial Plexus Injury (BPI) refers to an injury to the complex set of nerves that control the muscles of the fingers, hand,...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 13, 2015
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus Injury Categories
According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine website - Brachial plexus injuries are categorized according to the type of trauma experienced by...
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Brachial Girl
- Jun 13, 2015
- 1 min
Brachial Plexus Australia Page
I've set up a Facebook page for Brachial plexus Australia. Providing information to people in Australia who suffer from BPI - Brachial...
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