United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

ok here it is Our daughter Angelina was (sept.02)born with right arm BP she has had one surgury in 2003
they scraped the nerve and put it back together.
She has had wonderful therpy in and out of the water 2 times a week since, but still can not move her arm out wards or up. We seen her surgen about this in June 2005 but was told to wait it out should get better.
we moved to FL last fall. She still has wonderful therapy in and out of water but they really don't know much about it. anyway Angel still seems to be in the same place she was before. It's not been a big deal to anyone else due to she adapts to everything so well.
So any ideas to anything we can do to help her? Should we take her back up to MO for another check up with her BPI dr. ? What surgerys are open to us ? if any?
Or should we wait it out? PLEASE we want to hear ALL ideas and opions?? What did you do? or would do?
THANKS for your time

Melanie,

I encourage you to repost your questions and introduction on the "general" board:

http://ubpn.org/messageboard/forum.jsp?forum=17

This is where most of the parents of BPI kids "hang out" and you'll get more responses to your specific questions there!

As a short answer, I would encourage you to get an MRI of your daughter's shoulder. Joint malformation and subluxation from muscle imbalances can prevent reaching out to the side or up. On the general board, you can get input from parent's who have tried various surgeries and treatments to deal with this problem.

Kate

Thanks