United Brachial Plexus Network

Have any other BPI moms had difficulty using or retaining a diaphragm?

Kate

Today my precious Joshua turns ten years old. Today he hasn't gotten out if bed because he woke up nauseous and with a headache -the result of a traumatic brain injury he suffered last Wednesday. He missed his birthday party yesterday and still hasn't gotten up for his birthday today. All from a fal...

This came across my email this morning.The headline is "Mechanic Develops Medical Device that Could Save Millions of Lives". It allows the head to be pulled on EVEN BETTER. HOW is that going to help prevent injury and death? http://www.qmed.com/mpmn/medtechpulse/mechanic-develops-medical-d...

Yes Katep over the years I have offered financial help to families with children who have suffered brachial plexus injuries. I have offered to pay for the cost of traveling to medical visits and yes I have urged people to see the finest brachial plexus surgeons in the world, Drs. Kozin, Waters, Gro...

You are unlikely to find many doctors being very outspoken about their true opinions of Dr. Nath and his surgeries because Dr. Nath has extremely deep pockets ($$$$$) and loves a good legal fight. The Texas courts have actuallly said this: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1605081.html ...

And then there's the issue of unsolicited offers of financial help to see certain doctors followed by repeated bounced checks...

My daughter is 3yrs old now and needs the Mod Quad and the Triangle Tilt surgeries, I would love to get feedback from anyone who knows what to expect or if anyone knows what the long term results good and bad could be. Thank you! You may want to post this as a new question. Also, you should make it...

How long has she been lifting her arm? The majority of winging in BPI comes from the child moving the scapula and humerus "as a unit" in order to obtain range. Getting them to rotate the ball in the socket is one of the hardest things. This because the muscles around the shoulder joint are...

Emma, I bumped up the thread "new to bpi... I think" for you. I strongly doubt the diagnosis of bpi that you were given, and my reply to that thread explains why. I have known of many such "late" diagnoses of bpi and not one of them was correct; it is not that uncommon for genera...

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