How to Treat Stinger and Burner Injuries

When we look at stinger and burner injuries, there's three key mechanisms. The first is a direct compression where some of these helmets could be a weight bar or blunt trauma. Second mechanism is traction of the brachial plexus due to an increased angle between the shoulder and the neck. Third mechanism is basically nerve root compression, either because of extreme flexion, extension or side flexion.

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