Added: Jul 26, 2008
From: TanyainNY
Duration: 0:44
Images of Amber's winging scapula, showing compensation with supination, overhead reach, and so on. Amber has a permanent ROBPI (right sided obstetrical brachial plexus injury) due to being injured at birth after a shoulder dystocia that resulted in the nerves in her brachial plexus being injured. She's had lifelong PT, OT, and various other therapies, along with different braces and one surgery to come from no movement except finger and wrist extension to what you see here. Way to go Amber!
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Tags: amber bpi brachial obpi plexus robpi scapula winging
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TanyainNY Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - Labor was fine. Shoulder dystocia was quick, but mishandled in my opinion...panic mode ensued. A bit scary, but you're in the moment and it was over quickly, so overall it was not as bad as I've seen (I'm a labor and delivery nurse) in the past.
grac27 Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - What was your labor with her like? Is it okay to ask? Was it scary with the shoulder dystocia?