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Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Your thoracic outlet lies between your chest and your neck. Your thoracic outlet is above the top of your rib cage.

Inside of your thoracic outlet are a network of nerves that runs to your arms (brachial plexus), your clavicle (collar bone), your first rib and the arteries that are underneath your collar bone (subclavian artery) that supply blood to your arms. Anatomical structures, such as your nerves and blood vessels that travel to your neck and arm region, trachea and esophagus go through your thoracic outlet.

There are a group of disorders that occur when your nerves or blood vessels inside of your thoracic outlet are compressed (pressed together, squeezed). These are known as thoracic outlet syndrome. Abnormal nerve sensations and pain in your shoulder, hand and/or arm and neck are what mark thoracic outlet syndrome.

Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs more often in women than it does in men. Women who are between the ages of 35 and 55 develop this syndrome most of the time.

As has already been mentioned, thoracic outlet syndrome results when blood vessels and nerves in your thoracic outlet are compressed. There are several things that can bring this about, such as:

  • Congenital (present at birth) structural defects that you inherit like an extra rib above your first rib (cervical rib) or a fibrous band that is abnormally tight that connects your rib to your spine
  • Poor posture that includes holding your head in a forward position or your shoulders drooping
  • Pressure on your joints that comes from things like carrying a backpack or an oversized bag
  • Pregnancy, as it loosens your joints
  • Any repetitive activity that requires you to do the same thing time after time
  • A traumatic event like a car accident
  • Pressure on your joints because of obesity

Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is one of the forms of this syndrome. As the name suggests, vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is when this syndrome affects your vascular system. Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is evidenced by one or more of the veins and arteries under your collar bone in your thoracic outlet being compressed. If you are afflicted with vascular thoracic outlet syndrome, it may be that you are entitled to social security disability benefits such as SSDI or SSI. It is never a mistake to seek the advice of one of the SSI or SSDI attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are knowledgeable about disability benefits.

There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication of vascular thoracic outlet syndrome. Possible signs and symptoms are:

  • A throbbing lump that is near your collar bone
  • Weak or no pulse in your arm that is affected
  • Swelling and pain in your arm that may result from blood clots
  • Tiny, usually infarcts (black spots) on your fingers
  • A bluish discoloration of your hand
  • Pallor (a lack of color) in one or more of your fingers or your entire hand
  • Subclavian vein thrombosis (a blood clot under your collar bone)
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Erb’s Paralysis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Your brachial plexus is made up of a network of nerves that begin near your neck and shoulder. These nerves originate at your spinal cord in your neck. Your brachial plexus controls your wrist, hand, shoulder and elbow.

Messages going from your brain to all of the other areas of your body are transmitted by way of your nerves. Your nerves are the electrical wiring system of your body. They are very much like an electrical cable that is wrapped in insulation.

The messages that go from your brain to your muscles that allow your body to move are carried by your motor nerves. Messages from different parts of your body are relayed to your brain by your sensory nerves. These are the messages that have to do with temperature, pressure and pain. Your sensory nerves and your motor nerves are both housed by your brachial plexus.

Your brachial plexus is one of your bodily structures that is extremely fragile. Your brachial plexus may be injured by means of pressure, stretching or cutting. The nerves that compose your brachial plexus may be torn out of their roots in your neck if you have an injury that is serious enough.

Erb’s paralysis comes about because of an injury to your brachial plexus. Erb’s paralysis is evidenced by the moving of your upper arm and the rotating of your lower arm being affected.

Erb’s paralysis is a paralysis of your arm that is brought about by an injury to the upper group of your arm’s main nerves. These nerves make up a portion of your brachial plexus. The paralysis that results from Erb’s paralysis can be either complete or partial.

The thing that causes Erb’s paralysis most of the time is a traumatic fall onto the side of your shoulder and head. The result of the fall is that the nerves of your plexus are violently stretched. The area that sustains the greatest damage is the upper trunk of your plexus. Do you have Erb’s paralysis? If you do, you may qualify for some type of social security disability benefits, such as SSI or SSDI. The right thing to do is to go to socialsecurityhome.com and get the advice of one of the social security attorneys. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are skilled in matters of disability benefits and dealing with the Social Security Administration. Go to socialsecurityhome.com, now.

There are other things that may cause Erb’s paralysis. Some of these include:

  • Gunshot wounds
  • Violent traction or efforts at reducing a dislocation of your shoulder joint
  • Direct violence.

There are signs and symptoms that may be an indication of Erb’s paralysis. Some of these are:

  • The forearm of your affected arm being pronated and extended
  • The power of flexion of your affected elbow is lost
  • Your affected arm hangs by your side and is rotated medially
  • An inability to raise your affected arm from its side
  • Atrophy (wasting away) of your brachialis, biceps and deltoid muscles
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A Brachial Plexus Injury and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, April 18th, 2011
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Your brachial plexus is a network of nerves that originate near your shoulder and neck. These nerves that start at your spinal cord in your neck control your elbow, wrist, hand and shoulder.

Your nerves can be compared to an electrical cable that is wrapped in insulation. They are the electrical wiring system that transmits messages from your brain to the rest of your body.

Sensory nerves take messages to your brain from different areas of your body that have to do with pressure, temperature and pain. Motor nerves transport messages from your brain to your muscles to enable your body to move. Your brachial plexus has both sensory and motor nerves.

Your brachial plexus is very fragile and can be injured by stretching, cutting or pressure. If the injury is bad enough, these nerves can actually tear out of their roots in your neck.

A brachial plexus injury stops the messages that are going to and from your brain. The result is that your hand, arm and shoulder do not work like they should. You also have a loss of feeling in the area that is being affected by the injured nerve.

There are several different ways in which a brachial plexus injury can occur. These injuries can result from a trauma like knife or bullet wounds, accidents involving a car, boat or motorcycle and animal bites. They can happen during contact sports like hockey, wrestling or football. A brachial plexus injury can also take place during birth when there is extended labor or breech.

The signs and symptoms that you experience with a brachial plexus injury can be widely different. This depends on the location and severity of your injury. Signs and symptoms that may be an indication of a brachial plexus injury include:

§  Pain that is severe

§  Having the ability to use your fingers but having little or no control of your elbow and shoulder muscles

§  Weakness and numbness in your arm

§  A total lack of feeling and movement in your arm

§  A feeling that is like a burning sensation or shock that goes shooting down your arm

§  Having the ability to use your arm but not your fingers.

You or a loved one may have a brachial plexus injury. This injury and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you are disabled and need help.

You or your loved one may be considering applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. You may have already done this and been denied.

If you or your loved one intends to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, remember this important fact. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer.

Please do not wait. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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