United Brachial Plexus Network

Hi Tom
Your are not alone. Welcome to UBPN website. Many of us injured at birth have similar complaints. There are a number of pages on FB including a UBPN share page.
Kath

Camp 2017 I am taking a chance that some of the people registered to use this form still come and read here. I was wondering how many adults have ever considered coming to Camp. For many years Camp was expensive for adults and some said they could not afford to attend. This year adult BPI are free a...

Hi Ashley, I have a ROBPI and right now I feel as if my shoulder and scapular are out of place. I was recently hurt during my Mamogram the technician kept pushing my shoulder down and pulling my arm to stretch it out. After years of PT I had almost no pain and now it's chronic and severe. I'm trying...

OUR OT SUGGESTED THAT J HAS SENSORY INTERGRATION DYSFUNCTION. I AM WONDERING HAS ANYONE CONNECTED THIS WITH ERB'S? DOES ANYONE HAVE A WEBSITE ON THIS? OR POSSIBLY CAN GIVE SOME INFO ON IT? I most definitely see SID as part of my OBPI. I am older , learned coping skills but something's still drive m...

I have not been to the Message boards for a very long time. I was just checking to see how everyone was doing. Some of the posts are very old but I'm sure helpful to newcomers .

Hope everyone is taking time to stretch !

Nice to see you again Michelle and to hear things are going so well. Congratulations on finishing school that is a great feat. I hope you do well with you 10K run in memory of your Nana. My grandchildren call me Nana and it is a special name and wonderful joy to be someone's grandmother... Good Luck

Abba

Here is the link to the TBPI board. I hope someone their can give you some answers or directions for treatment.

http://ubpn.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=18

Without OBPI, I would not be me. I am strong minded, determined, positive person because I had to be to function at all. OBPI children have two constant companions, one is challenge the other is frustration. From a very early age we learn to deal with challenges because everything we attempt to do i...

I have not been around much recently but wanted to send a happy New Year back to you. Going,to camp will be the best experience ever for both of you. It is a wonderful experience for the children and a healing one for the parents.
Kath/ROBPI/adult

As an adult obpi there is only life after injury. I truly believe life is what you make of it. You can have a piety party or stand up and say "I am more than my arm." As children we don't know how to cope with some of the teasing and taunting. As adults we know where the scars are but we a...