Paralysis of circumflex nerve (DC 8518)

Rating levels

• 50% — The circumflex nerve is completely damaged, making it impossible to lift your arm out to the side (abduction) and causing weakness when trying to rotate your arm outward. This affects two specific muscles - the deltoid (the large shoulder muscle) and the teres minor (a smaller muscle in the back of the shoulder) - which are both supplied by this nerve.
• 40% — The circumflex nerve is completely damaged, making it impossible to lift your arm out to the side (abduction) and causing weakness when rotating your arm outward. This nerve controls the deltoid muscle (the large shoulder muscle that caps your shoulder) and the teres minor (a small muscle in the back of your shoulder), so damage results in significant shoulder weakness and limited arm movement.
• 30% — The circumflex nerve (a nerve that controls your shoulder muscle) is severely damaged but not completely destroyed. You have significant weakness and difficulty lifting your arm out to the side, along with numbness over part of your shoulder, but you still have some remaining function in the affected muscle.
• 20% — Your circumflex nerve (the nerve that controls your shoulder muscle) is severely damaged but not completely destroyed. You have significant weakness and difficulty lifting your arm out to the side, but you still have some limited movement and function in that shoulder muscle.
• 10% — You have moderate but not complete damage to the circumflex nerve (a nerve that controls your shoulder muscle and some sensation in your upper arm). This means you experience noticeable weakness in lifting your arm away from your body and some numbness or tingling in the shoulder area, but the nerve still functions partially rather than being completely damaged.
• 10% — You have moderate but not complete damage to the circumflex nerve (a nerve that controls your shoulder muscle and some sensation in your upper arm). This means you experience noticeable weakness in lifting your arm away from your body and some numbness or tingling in the shoulder area, but the nerve still functions partially rather than being completely damaged.
• 0% — You have mild nerve damage to the circumflex nerve (the nerve that controls your shoulder muscle movement), but the paralysis is not complete. Your shoulder still has some movement and strength, though it may be weaker or feel different than normal, and the symptoms don't significantly interfere with your daily activities.
• 0% — You have mild nerve damage to the circumflex nerve (the nerve that controls your shoulder muscle movement), but the paralysis is not complete. Your shoulder still has some movement and strength, though it may be weaker or feel different than normal, and the symptoms don't significantly interfere with your daily activities.