United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

what is a wrist drop, please help me i need to know, has this anything to do with bpi?
thanks
leigh

Sometimes a wrist drop can have to do with the radial nerve (part of the brachial plexus.) Almost all of the muscles on the top of the forearm are innervated by this nerve(if not all, I'm not sure). If there is an inury to this nerve, such as BPI, then this can cause a wrist drop because of a weakness to those muscles on the top of the forearm. A doctor can probably explain it better than I but I hope this helps.
Becky

thankyou so much, i will go and make an appointment