Erb's Palsy / Brachial Plexus Injury Gym Exercises

I was filming Joseph Campbell a couple of months ago for the Erb's Palsy documentary and we decided to go to the gym so that he could show me some of the things that he does to adapt, to enable him to build muscle and strength.

If you have Erb's Palsy / Brachial Plexus Injury then check this video out as he has some really good advice for you.

Comment below if you do similar exercises, or if you have any other ideas.

[tippwilliams]

I honestly thought I was all alone in this.🙁

[chrissandson]

As someone with Erb's that has been working out since I was 15, thank you for posting this! If you are ever state side (Florida to be specific) hit me up, I'd love to help spread the Beating BPI message any way I can. The ONLY thing Erb's ever stopped me from doing that I wanted to do was join the U.S Military. I could still do that if I had the drive to work on my range of motion a little bit lol. So if you are reading this and have Erb's, you are not alone! Keep pushing!!

[CharmCityMediaMD]

So glad to have found this Channel. I will say for me personally the smith machine has been a life saver at the gym.

[Xaxalot]

Thank you so much, I can't begin to tell you how happy seeing someone with the same thing thing as I do work out with the limitations. I always tried to find alternative exercises not to hurt myself and this vid showed me a few!

[darrylhodgkins]

Great video, was born with Erbs and worked out my whole life. Starting to get a bit older and finding it more difficult in general but seeing new ways of doing these exercises is great. Cheers

[swivelshufflez]

Man I have really been struggling with my erbs recently. I recently started a workout regimen. Almost 3 months in, but I find that I dread arm/chest/shoulders. It’s so frustrating trying to get my body to do what I want. It’s held me back for so long. It’s good to see other people doing it.

[DoctorMSRai]

Can you make some videos on shoulder exercise because it is the most difficult part to train in Erbs palsy

[triplev]

My son has erbs palsy, he is 9 in January plays rugby and swims. Swimming has been excellent for giving him external rotation of his shoulder especially back stroke, I was watching him this week thinking wow. Rugby has been great for coordination and balance, he runs with his right arm low which reduces his stride however when I ask him to raise a alternate his striding the improvement is amazing. The most important thing is to keep them active and allow as much stimulation of the nerves and muscles. Never give up!!!

[andrewbajic]

This is incredible!! I’ve never seen a video like this, or a channel. I’m really glad I found this!

[AvidLearner]

This is awesome. I am doing research about someone who has a brachial plexus injury and this video gave me ideas of what she would do when she goes to the gym.

[yaminaboub-jolb]

It's very brave of you to embrace your disability and just spread awarness and talk about it very transperently, and adress such sensitive topic . You are making a great work ! I wish all the best with your recovery journey

[jamesbenitez]

My grandson is 14 and is a very good pitcher and hitter but of course he is still limited in what he is able to do he started playing football this year and loves it but the other kids have been lifting and are mostly stronger than him😢. This workout is a Godsend. Thank you so much

[ItsRhodesRage]

I was born with Brachial plexus palsy. My umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck and right arm, making it stretch unnaturally. I was never given treatment as a child, and ot led me to getting shoulder dysplasia. Ive been to many different doctors, and they've never seen a condition like mine, and they dont know if surgery would help. So im embracing it. It hurts to do certain exercises, but im easing into them. Im hoping to get a little more range of motion and some muscle. I may not like living with it, but its apart of me. Thank you for making this video♥️

[kriss]

This is awesome! I just started going to the gym and your channel is really helpful.

[rattyflood]

I’m at a similar stage to this guy. But plan to go way further. Get horrible pain in my sternocleidomastoid. Don’t let erbs palsy stop you.

[momadsala]

Thank you so much for that ..
I had it from birth and i start lose hope about get in shape and started to gain weight.. thank you again.

[abdoujawad]

😁I'm glad I found someone to teach me coaching. Same case as me

[Lv_Av]

Wow that's really helpful thank you!

[autobodypaint]

I’ve been living with this for 34yrs and I have suffered from it my entire life

[zartNoX]

hey! thanks for making this video. that last part shoulder exercise you demostrated...im going to give it a go. With my EP injury i can never get a good workout in the shoulder area because i dont have that range of motion. but the exercise you showed looks legit to try. thank you