Abstract

Patient presented with high level brachial plexus lesion to the right side of the body 3 months post injury. The medical prognosis was that there would be limited use of the appendage/limb and was cause for permanent disability. The patient had undergone extensive physiotherapy and other forms of psychophysical therapy with very minimal to no results. It was recommended to the patient that he engage in 4 days of intensive NeuroPhysics Therapy (NPT) to enable an assessment of his ability to systematically reacquire lost functions. Pre engaging in NPT, the functional capacity of the right arm was that of very limited to no movement and sensation and minimal to no grip strength in the hand. It was very pale in color due to loss in blood circulation. However, within 4 days of NPT the patient had successfully acquired a 25% increase in range of motion and 25 % increase bicep tricep activity and grip strength. However, with ongoing maintenance of his NPT program, within 3 months he had acquired psychophysical bilateral stability and the progressive scan showed a significant degree of recovery to the axillary nerve then followed by the radial nerve. These unprecedented outcomes are similar in significance to many other well publicized unprecedented outcomes that patients with significant lesions to the central nervous system have acquired through NeuroPhysics Therapy. This presentation will include visual before and after images and outline the general protocols and rationale that are unique to NPT in having a complex adaptive systems approach to effective rehabilitative therapies.

Key Words

Brachial Plexus Trauma, Complex Adaptive Systems, Rehabilitative Therapies, NeuroPhysics Therapy.