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How do you test for shoulder nerve damage?
EMG: An electromyogram often is considered when there is possible nerve damage as a root to your shoulder pain and shoulder weakness. The test that uses electrical activity detects the muscles response to a stimulus.
Is axillary nerve damage painful?
An axillary nerve injury can cause signs and symptoms of a localized neuropathy. Signs and symptoms may include: Pain to the area of the deltoid and anterior shoulder. Loss of movement and/or lack of sensation in the shoulder area.
What nerve runs through armpit?
Radial nerve dysfunction is a problem with the radial nerve. This is the nerve that travels from the armpit down the back of the arm to the hand. It helps you move your arm, wrist, and hand.
How long does it take the axillary nerve to heal?
Full recovery occurs 85% to 100% of the time with conservative management within 6 to 12 months. Muscle weakness due to the axillary nerve lesion may recover spontaneously as the tissues from the shoulder dislocation heal.
What kind of physical exam is needed for axillary nerve injury?
Physical examination should begin with a cervical spine screening of all upper extremity dermatomes, myotomes and reflexes. If the patient presents with a recent shoulder dislocation, presence of a radial pulse and sensation and movement of the digits should also be assessed as part of the initial screening.
What are nerve entrapments in the upper extremity?
Upper extremity nerve entrapments: the axillary and radial nerves–clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment The clinical triad of muscle testing, scratch-collapse test, and pain at the level of nerve compression provides the clinician with a clinical foundation for analyzing patients with brachialgia in a structured fashion.
Can a rotator cuff tear cause an axillary nerve injury?
Axillary nerve injury with shoulder dislocation can present similarly to or concomitantly with the following conditions: The “Unhappy Triad” consists of a shoulder dislocation that results in both a rotator cuff tear and axillary nerve injury.
When does an axillary nerve injury become an unhappy triad?
The “Unhappy Triad” consists of a shoulder dislocation that results in both a rotator cuff tear and axillary nerve injury. Occurs in 9-18% of anterior shoulder dislocations. Risk of an “unhappy triad” with anterior shoulder dislocation increases after the age of 40.