Very mild cases of Erb’s palsy, where a nerve has been minimally stretched during birth, may be recovered from completely without intervention. However, the key to restoring full function to the arm is early intervention. If you note that an infant’s arm seldom, if ever, moves, or seems...
Erb's palsy is initially frightening. The infant's arm hangs limply from the shoulder with flexion of the wrist and fingers due to weakness of muscles innervated by cervical roots C5 and C6. Risk factors are macrosomia (large baby) and shoulder dystocia. However, Erb's palsy may occur follo...
When the baby’s upper nerves get stretched, their shoulder may not move, but they can move their fingers. This is known as Erb’s palsy. If upper and lower nerves get stretched, it can affect the entire arm. This is called global or total brachial plexus palsy. In older children, bra...
Brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s Palsy) is a condition that occurs often times as the result of an injury during birth. It is characterized either by weakness or paralysis in the arm depending on the severity of the case. It results from damage that occurs to the nerves of the brachial plexu...