Studying Medicine with a Brachial Plexus Injury
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:19 am
Hi folks,
I found this site while looking for info on studying medicine with a brachial plexus injury and this is my first post here. So I'll kick off with that - does anyone know of anyone who has or is studying medicine who has a BPI? Or, someone's who is practicing medicine who has suffered a BPI?
I had a motorcycle accident in 2002 that resulted in a complete avulsion of C5, 6, 7 and 8. I've had quite a few nerve graft operations (in '03) and have recovered a good deal of control, but limited usable function. I was studying sports medicine around the time of the injury, which I went on to complete to post-grad level. I then studied for a Masters in Sports Science where I researched gait issues associated to upper limb dysfunction. It was useful in understanding why I get lot of aches and pains from my own running!
However, I've recently thought that if I don't look into studying medicine now, it'll never happen! So any info anyone has on the above questions would be gratefully recieved.
Any if anyone wants to talk about running mechanics in relations to BPI, then I'm all ears too
Thanks,
Garrett
I found this site while looking for info on studying medicine with a brachial plexus injury and this is my first post here. So I'll kick off with that - does anyone know of anyone who has or is studying medicine who has a BPI? Or, someone's who is practicing medicine who has suffered a BPI?
I had a motorcycle accident in 2002 that resulted in a complete avulsion of C5, 6, 7 and 8. I've had quite a few nerve graft operations (in '03) and have recovered a good deal of control, but limited usable function. I was studying sports medicine around the time of the injury, which I went on to complete to post-grad level. I then studied for a Masters in Sports Science where I researched gait issues associated to upper limb dysfunction. It was useful in understanding why I get lot of aches and pains from my own running!
However, I've recently thought that if I don't look into studying medicine now, it'll never happen! So any info anyone has on the above questions would be gratefully recieved.
Any if anyone wants to talk about running mechanics in relations to BPI, then I'm all ears too
Thanks,
Garrett