Adult Brachial Plexus

Contact Information

(608) 263-7502

UW Health's Adult Brachial Plexus team provides comprehensive medical and surgical evaluation and treatment of adults with brachial plexus and other peripheral nerve injuries.

Multidisciplinary Care

One of the most important benefits of UW Health's Brachial Plexus Clinic is the multidisciplinary approach used for evaluation purposes and treatment program development. This collaboration is essential to creating a step-by-step plan that first enables damaged nerves to regenerate as well as possible. Other services and solutions are then customized to each patient’s individual situation.

The brachial plexus care team includes neurosurgery, neuroradiology, orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation medicine, plastic surgery, anesthesiology, occupational and physical therapy, specialty nursing and behavioral psychology. While the Brachial Plexus Clinic is focused on adults, more expansive peripheral nerve services are also offered at UW Health for infants and children.

Services

The nerve traumas and conditions handled by the clinic include:

Brachial plexus
Nerve entrapments
Brachial plexus palsy/Erb's palsy
Parsonage Turner Syndrome
Nerve tumors including neurofibromatosis

While surgery may be the answer for some, other treatments offered by UW Health range from biofeedback to neuromuscular retraining to hand and upper extremity therapy, all with a background of patient and family education. The emotional side of recovery is emphasized as well to maximize functionality in the real world.