Hi Nikki, My name is Janna and I also have a 21 month old with RBPI. We have seen seen a specialist in the Houston area since Ethan was 3 months old and have had physical therapy as well. From the sound of it, Ethan and your son are about the same as far as their recovery. 6 months ago, we were enco...

Thank you Tanya. We are currently doing the time-frame constraint therapy by wrapping his hand 3x day for 30 minutes. My first reaction to the casting was "absolutely not!" but with every decision we make, I do as much research as i possibly can to make the best educated decision for Ethan...

Hi all, My 14 month old son has a RBPI. We have been doing physical therapy since he was 3 months old along with frequent visits to an orthopedic surgeon (Dr. Gharbaoui in Houston). Recently his physical therapist has been pushing for casting his UNAFFECTED arm so that he is forced to use his affect...

Hi Michelle, Quick Question...What are your thoughts on the splint. My son is 5 months old and his physical therapist informed us that this was an option. When speaking with our specialist (Dr. Gharboui in Houston) he suggested that we wait or acutally not to use it at all. If i am not mistaken, it ...

<t>Thank you so much for your response..its nice to hear from someone who has gone thru the experience.<br/> <br/> We see another specialist today so i will keep you updated. I appreciate your offer to share your experiences, if you dont mind, i might shoot you an email tonight once we visit with th...

<t>I must start by saying what a RELIEF it is to have found this website. My name is Janna and I have a 4 month old son, Ethan, who was diagnosed with Erb's Palsy in his right arm. We have been to SEVERAL doctors, physical therapist, neurologist, surgeons....the list goes on. We were told from the b...