There are many new cases of brachial plexus injury  each year in the UK, of which a large proportion are  adults. One of the largest single groups of adults  affected by this injury are motorcyclists, so much so  that the condition is often referred to in the NHS as  'biker's palsy'. The injury can also be caused to infants  during the birthing process, and these injuries are  referred to as 'obstetrical brachial plexus injuries'. There  is an active support group for families affected by OBPI  which has done great work in raising awareness of the  birth related injury, and whose work has helped keep  the statistics for this injury down in the UK. Their  address can be found in the 'Contact' section of this  website. We hope through this web site to provide a  similar resource for adults with brachial plexus injuries. 

Our mission statement is simply to provide help and  support to adults with a bpi, we do not seek to promote  any specific form of therapy or treatment protocol, and  are unaffiliated to any medical or non-medical institution,  individual or business. The information provided here  has been given by individuals and in no way necessarily  reflects the views of the committee who operate the  website. We are not doctors and you should ALWAYS  seek the advice of a specialist if you have a brachial  plexus injury. There are varying degrees of injury and  each individual case varies greatly from any other. The  most useful resources on this site are the injured people  themselves and you are encouraged to make contact  with others here for one to one support and advice.  Many of us have had a bpi for a large proportion of our  lives and we have ALL been through the trauma of the  early months and years following injury.

We are a fledgling organisation and we welcome your  suggestions and comments regarding the information  available here. If you would like to see other issues  addressed or are aware of other useful information that  could be presented here, please contact the webmaster  via the links and contacts page.

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We sincerely hope you find this website useful.

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YOU ARE NOT ALONE!