Editing Brachial plexus (section)

==== Sports injuries ====
One sports injury that is becoming prevalent in contact sports, particularly in the sport of American football, is called a "stinger."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dimberg |first=Elliot L. |last2=Burns |first2=Ted M. |date=July 2005  |title=Management of Common Neurologic Conditions in Sports |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2005.04.002 |journal=Clinics in Sports Medicine |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=637–662 |doi=10.1016/j.csm.2005.04.002 |issn=0278-5919|url-access=subscription }}</ref> An athlete can incur this injury in a collision that can cause cervical axial compression, flexion, or extension of nerve roots or terminal branches of the brachial plexus.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Elias|first1=Ilan|title=Recurrent burner syndrome due to presumed cervical spine osteoblastoma in a collision sport athlete - a case report|journal=Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury|date=2014 |volume=02 |pages=e61–e65 |doi=10.1186/1749-7221-2-13 |doi-access=free |pmid=17553154|pmc=1904218}}</ref> In a study conducted on football players at United States Military Academy, researchers found that the most common mechanism of injury is, "the compression of the fixed brachial plexus between the shoulder pad and the superior medial scapula when the pad is pushed into the area of [[Erb's point (neurology)|Erb's point]], where the brachial plexus is most superficial.".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cunnane|first1=M|title=A retrospective study looking at the incidence of 'stinger' injuries in professional rugby union players|journal=British Journal of Sports Medicine|date=2011|url=http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A19.1.abstract|access-date=2015-02-12|doi=10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.60|volume=45|issue=15|pages=A19.1–A19|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The result of this is a "burning" or "stinging" pain that radiates from the region of the neck to the fingertips. Although this injury causes only a temporary sensation, in some cases it can cause chronic symptoms.