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Brachial Plexus Injuries in Sport Medicine: Clinical Evaluation, Diagnostic Approaches, Treatment Options, and Rehabilitative Interventions
- Source :
- Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, Vol 5, Iss 22, Pp 22-0 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The brachial plexus represents a complex anatomical structure in the upper limb. This “network” of peripheral nerves permits the rearrangement of motor efferent fibers, coming from different spinal nerves, in several terminal branches directed to upper limb muscles. Moreover, afferent information coming from different cutaneous regions in upper limb are sorted in different spinal nerves through the brachial plexus. Severe brachial plexus injuries are a rare clinical condition in the general population and in sport medicine, but with dramatic consequences on the motor and sensory functions of the upper limb. In some sports, like martial arts, milder injuries of the brachial plexus can occur, with transient symptoms and with a full recovery. Clinical evaluation represents the cornerstone in the assessment of the athletes with brachial plexus injuries. Electrodiagnostic studies and imaging techniques, like magnetic resonance and high-frequency ultrasound, could be useful to localize the lesion and to define an appropriate treatment and a functional prognosis. Several conservative and surgical techniques could be applied, and multidisciplinary rehabilitative programs could be performed to guide the athlete toward the recovery of the highest functional level, according to the type of injury.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Histology
medicine.medical_treatment
Population
Psychological intervention
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Review
rehabilitation
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Rheumatology
Brachial plexus
Nerve injuries
Rehabilitation
Sport medicine
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
nerve injuries
education
education.field_of_study
brachial plexus
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
sport medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging
030229 sport sciences
body regions
medicine.anatomical_structure
Upper limb
lcsh:RC925-935
Anatomy
medicine.symptom
business
Clinical evaluation
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24115142
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....064e423d8b66d75653fcd72ba2ddec6d