Challenging to treat nerve injuries can impair patients’ sensation, reduce range of motion, and create chronic pain. The new Duke Nerve Center is designed to address cases ranging from simple carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome to complex cases involving injury to multiple nerves in the arms and legs, as well as complications resulting from traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and stroke.
Led by peripheral nerve and orthopaedic hand and upper extremity surgeon Neill Y. Li, MD, the center provides multidisciplinary, coordinated care for both upper and lower motor neuron-related nerve injuries.
Treatment modalities at the Duke Nerve Center begin with a comprehensive evaluation with the surgical and rehabilitation team to determine avenues of conservative and surgical treatments. Physical and occupational therapists provide injury-specific programs to target the nerve injury, prehabilitate, and also provide custom bracing, splinting, and supportive maneuvers to ensure bones and soft tissues are well cared for during recovery. Read more.