Milwaukee teen 1st in state to receive robotic mobility device

Milwaukee teen 1st in state to receive robotic mobility deviceFOX6 shares stories from all over. As it turned out, we found one at our
station. Val Seiber has been an employee at FOX6 for several years. Her
daughter, Trinity, has battled a rare birth injury her entire life. A
new device is making a difference.crp robotTrinity's story began on Aug. 29, 2001. Her mother recalled the day
Trinity was born vividly."At the time of the birth, I'm noticing that it
wasn't as smooth as my other kids," Val Seiber remembered. "After hours
of trying to, you know, get this kid to be born. I hear this like.
really faint cry."

Val Seiber delivered a healthy baby girl. However, she quickly realized
something wasn't quite right.This was the worst shoulder distortion case
I've ever seen," Val Seiber remembered the physician telling
her.Trinity sustained a birth trauma called brachial plexus injury
(BPI).

"The brachial plexus itself is a complex of nerves that branches off of
the spinal cord. Around the level of the neck, as it continues to branch
further, it controls motion and sensation of the arm," explained Dr.
Alicia Zolkoske, a pediatric non-operative orthopedic physician with
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.In the process of birth, it is possible
for that neck area to be stretched and those nerves to be subsequently
damaged," she said.

According to the United Brachial Plexus Network's website, statistics
about BPI "vary widely." However, it's estimated two to five births out
of every 1,000 sustain an injury to the brachial plexus.Dr. Zolkoske
said, typically, the injury heals on its own. However, a severe enough
injury can have a devastating impact.