Radial Neuropathy The Wrist Drop of Saturday Night Palsy

Title:
Radial Neuropathy: The Wrist-Drop of Saturday Night Palsy
Word Count:
903
Summary:
The magic and menace of Saturday night are invoked to account for a variety of phenomena, but

Keywords:
radial,nerve,neuropathy,compression,injury,saturday night,alcohol,injection,complication,traum

Article Body:
So here’s the scenario. It’s Saturday night and I’ve had a long week. I hit the bars and tip b

Now it’s Sunday morning and the sun is shining, the birds are singing and I’ve got a splitting

The problem is that I have injured the arm’s radial nerve. As a result, the muscles it control

Of course, injury to the radial nerve injury can occur on any other night of the week, as well

This part of the radial nerve can also be injured by off-course injection-needles intended for

In either case, the nerve and its functions usually recover over a time-frame that can vary fr

People with Saturday night palsy often exercise their arms by squeezing rubber balls or simila

But this, too, might be futile because the paralyzed muscles have no incoming nerve-messages t
What else can be done? Unfortunately, there is a dearth of scientific evidence in the form of

While waiting for the nerve to heal, the wrist can be splinted in a neutral position with a de
(C) 2005 by Gary Cordingley

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