Median Nerve Injury
Definition:
Damage, harm, or loss to the median nerve particularly as the result of external force.
Symptoms- Lack of ability to abduct and oppose the thumb due to paralysis of the thenar muscles
- Sensory loss in the thumb, index finger, long finger, and the radial aspect of the ring finger
- Weakness in forearm pronation and wrist and finger flexion, and gripping
- Difficulty with brushing teeth, tying shoes, making phone calls, turning door knobs and writing
Causes- Deep, penetrating injuries to the arm, forearm, or wrist
- Blunt force trauma
- Neuropathy
- Impingement
Treatment- ROM and stretching
- Shoulder stabilization strengthening
- Upper extremity strengthening
Median Nerve Injury Phase I
- Soft Tissue Mobilization To Hand Palm
- Wrist Flexor Stretch At Wall
- Wall Clocks
- Hand Circuit
- Finger Extensor Stretch
- Sitting Posture
- Walkfit
- WalkFit Program
- Foam Wedge In Abduction
Median Nerve Injury Phase II
- Wrist Curls
- Web Gripping
- Finger Extensor Strengthening Yoga
- Rice Hand Opening Closing
Median Nerve Injury Phase III
- Ulnar Radial Deviation
- Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
- Wrist Curls
- Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
- Rice Hand Opening Closing
- Eccentric Wrist Flexion
- Eccentric Wrist Extension
