Wrist Drop and the Radial Nerve

This video is all about #wrist_drop. It will take you through the anatomy, causes and overview treatment options. I've divided the anatomy into two separate sections for my different audiences. The simpler version is at the beginning, and a more detailed version comprises the second half. It's a complex topic - but when you get your head around the wiring - and this is especially for the medical students - you'll be better placed to understand the clinical examination of the arm! Huge thanks to my 'model' and their 'iphonographer' - a real challenge doing this 'virtually''.

[@waleedshahzad3972]

Sir, thankyou for your videos. I love them! I am a clinical neurophysiologist working in Pakistan. Thanks for your lessons. Its always fun watching than reading. Keep them coming. Best wishes..

[@dryoutube]

Thank you for your videos. I am a doctor (also recent KZbinr) - I am learning lots about this niche through your videos!

[@lospopularos]

This is very interesting, thank you for your lecture. I was able, I think, to identify my problem. I think it is the Axillery Nerve in my right arm, which, as you correctly stated, was a result of my incorrect sleeping posture. Would you have any advice for me to alleviate my problem? I like weight training, this is how I cured my Tennis Elbow years ago, and so became an advocate of weight training since. Thank you!

[@muhammadismail3385]

you are doing a great job ,,,,, thanks for sharing your treasure of knowledge ,,,, where can I find your power point presentations? Many thanks

[@missyemerald]

Hi Simon Thankyou for your very informative video... I have had this issue with my right hand for almost 1mth now, I had a the exact same issue with my right foot exactly 1 year ago, the kinda sorted itself out with very little help. I did a nerve conduction test with my foot & it apparently had something to do with my (L4-L-5) I see a neurologist every 3mths since I was diagnosed with epilepsy a few years ago, I'm 42yrs old & was wondering how if there is any correlation between both my hand & foot. TIA btw) I woke up to my foot-drop 1 morning, but with my hand someone drove up the back of my car while I was sitting at the intersection 1 day

[@adityasingla3148]

how long does it usually take to recover??

[@amarachiojike5640]

I had humerus fracture and I had surgery and plate fixation.. I’m having wrist drop and finger extensions.. can I still use my wrist and fingers well?!

[@JournalingwithMCM3AP]

Perfect explanation ! I have a video of what it looks like to have wrist drop on my channel as I suffer with severe drop.

[@therealm00theoriginal27]

why wont my wrist fix?? i never had an injury and my wrist ont stop the drop and cant open my hand properly for over 4 months

[@garysolomon5256]

Hello Dr. I suffered a badly broken humerus high up in the arm (judging by your diagrams, more or less where the nerve wraps around). When a rod was being inserted in my first surgery, the lower humerus subsequently shattered too. It was only after the second surgery to repair this damage was completed, that the surgeon saw that the head of by radial bone was also broken. The second surgery was 10 weeks ago. Sadly I am still waiting for a third surgery to fix the elbow (radial head) as the surgeon needs to wait for the lower humerus to be strong / stable enough first. I have complete wrist drop and no upward flexion in fingers and particularly thumb. I have seen very very little improvement in the 10 weeks. Are you able to offer a 'guesstimate' on total recovery time given that I must yet have more surgery and recover from that before starting physio? Is this likely to be months or even a year or more? Thank you

[@DrSimonFreilich]

Hi Gary, you're going to have to get tested, not one for a guess. Wishing you well through this, Simon

[@garysolomon5256]

@@DrSimonFreilich Ok, thank you for replying.

[@ronniebridges229]

This is exactly what I'm going through do front come from when I had they took three disks out of the back of my neck because of neuropathy. Now my arm my radio nerve is going through problems now I'm going through therapy I need some help with this

[@goatlps]

I had something like this after a certain vaccine booster (no conspiracy theory - apparently any vaccine can have this side effect). I had the injection in my right arm and my left wrist/grip went limpish and weak, possibly slightly numb forearm too. It developed a day or two after the jab, and it slowly recovered over the course of a month.

[@kiyaprimaryschool9313]

My child fell 21 june 2020 while playing and cracked from a part of the bone facture and then she got this wrist drop problem. Doctor surgery ok he said but result may few month...Like 6 month.. Will she recover? He is a seven year old baby. I'm from india (Gujarat) plz suggestion..

[@DrSimonFreilich]

Hi, sorry to hear that. It's going to be something that only your local doctors can advise you on, but wishing you and your child all the best, Simon

[@user-bc1ls7vl8k]

sir, my nerves callings system Don't working, this dieses name is motor neuron disease, can this dieses no treatment?

[@DrSimonFreilich]

Hi, I have a separate video that focuses on MND. Wishing you all the best, Simon

[@desireehead4176]

I was diagnosed with radial nerve palsy (wrist drop) at the ER. They recommended I see a neurologist to follow up and gave me a wrist brace. I don’t have insurance, am in the US, and can’t afford a neurologist. It started in July I believe from sleeping wrong or my daughter sleeping on my shoulder/arm the night before I awoke with this issue. It has gotten slightly better, I can move my thumb and extend my fingers straight outward but not hyper extend them still or really lift my wrist fully. Is this something that will go away on its own? That is what I was told by a family member who works as a radiologist and consulted the hand surgeon in her building but I’m just terrified it won’t go back to normal.

[@meeka3312]

Hi...did you have intense pain to start with too?im in exact same position-my son slept on my elbow(inside)woke up and it gradually got worst-the pain-its been a week. Did the pain go away? My wrist is dropped..

[@jamesb1988]

I didn't feel any pain, but if you still need a brace, Bracability sells a pretty nice one for 80 bucks. That's what I have currently. I'm 2 weeks in and it feels like it's never going to heal, all I did was sleep on it wrong :(

[@WMU89]

Did you recover fully?

[@uttamsarkar9586]

Y