Chapter 12: Common Perioheral Nerve Problems
This chapter addresses the fundamentals of nerve injury and nerve management.  Peripheral nerves and the subsequent deformities seen following injury are examined from an anatomical, pathological, surgical, and rehabilitation perspective.  Numerous drawings, photographs and charts assist in understanding the peripheral nervous system and what happens when injury occurs.

Highlights include:

• Clinical pearls
• Case studies
• Description of peripheral nerves
• Description of mechanisms of injury and stages of nerve injury
• Comprehensive discussion on
• Radial nerve injuries and rehabilitation
• Median nerve injuries and rehabilitation
• Ulnar nerve injuries and rehabilitation
• Guidelines for treatment following a nerve injury

(Fundamentals of Hand Therapy by Cooper: "Common Peripheral Nerve Problems" by Anne M. B. Moscony, MA, OTR/L, CHT , copyright 2007)

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 Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the anatomy of a peripheral nerve
• Differentiate between different types of nerve injuries
• Understand the stages of nerve injury
• Understand the common deformities, rehabilitation protocol and precautions following a radial nerve injury
• Understand the common deformities, rehabilitation protocol and precautions following a median nerve injury
• Understand the common deformities, rehabilitation protocol and precautions following an ulnar nerve injury

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