This document discusses radial nerve palsy, which is an injury to the radial nerve resulting in impaired nerve function and causing wrist drop. Wrist drop is the characteristic clinical sign where the wrist hangs flaccidly and cannot be extended. Causes of radial nerve palsy include sleeping with one's arm compressed (e.g. Saturday night palsy from falling asleep with one's arm on a chair or bar), compression from walking with a crutch (crutch palsy), or from another person sleeping on one's arm (honeymoon palsy). Radial nerve palsy results in weakness of wrist and finger extension and grip. Treatment involves reducing pain, increasing range of motion, and restoring

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Divya chandil
BNYS 3rd year

2.  It is a pathological condition in which there is injury to
radial nerve resulting in impairment nerve function
causing radial nerve palsy.
 Wrist drop is the characteristic clinical sign of Radial
Nerve palsy.
 It is a condition where a person cannot extend their
wrist and it hangs flaccidly.

4. Saturday night palsy
• Alcohol is sometime a facto as a person falls asleep with back
of their arm compressed by a chair back , bar edge etc.
Crutch palsy
• Compression of nerve from walking with crutch
Honeymoon palsy
• From another individual sleeping on one’s arm overnight ,
compressing the nerve.

5. Radial nerve
supplies
Posterior arm and forearm:
-tricep brachii
-Ex. Carpi radialis
-Ex.digitorum communis
If damage occur result in:
WRIST DROP.

6. Radial
nerve injury
1.Trauma 2.Infection
3.Exposure
to toxin
causes

10.  sharp or burning pain
 Numbness or tingling
 Trouble straightening the arm
 Trouble moving the wrist and fingers
 Drooping of wrist and fingers
 Weakness in hand grip

11. 1. ROM of wrist ( to check any weakness or loss of muscle
tone)
2. Blood test
3. CT scan and MRI
4. Electromyography
5. Nerve conduction test

12. Depend upon underlying cause:-
 Analgesic or anti inflammatory medication
 Steroid injection
 Splints or braces
 Physiotherapy
 Massage
 Acupuncture

13. Aim of treatment:
To reduce pain or unusual sensation an to increase the
range of motion.
A. Main point: group (1):
1. Yenmen(TW-2)
2. Zhongzhu (TW-3)
3.Waiguan (TW-5)

14.  B. Main point: group (2): (analgesic points)
1. Hegu (LI-4)
2. Yangxi (LI-5)
3. Quchi (LI-11)
C. Main point: group (3): (As-shi points)
1. Shenmen (H-7)
2. Daling (P-7)
3. Taiyuan (L-9)
D.Supplementry point: Yanglingquan (GB-34)

15.  E. Ear point:- wrist area (scapha and helix)
 F. Scalp point:- Baihui (GB-20)
 G. Stimulation:
mild electrical stimulation 20-30 min/ day for 10-15 days.
Second course: after rest of 7 days.

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