Resources for Nerve Entrapment Treatment

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This video shows why you can get the opposite result on a slump test, and why you may need to do the nerve glide in a different way if your client has an underhook.

This video shows how stretching the nerve on the contralateral side can relieve acute pain. This is an Instagram post in four segments, so you may need to click on the right arrow to see the following segments.

Nerve Entrapment Assessment

  1. Tension the nerve at the distal end.
  2. Gently tension the nerve at the proximal end, assessing for pain or discomfort.
  3. Upper extremity – head and neck flexed and rotated away, shoulder depressed.
  4. Lower extremity – head, neck, and upper back slumped forward
  5. Relieve the tension at the proximal end. If the pain diminishes, the problem is from the nerve.
  6. If the pain doesn’t diminish, the problem is likely musculoskeletal.

Nerve Glide Protocol

  1. Assess nerve by tensioning.
  2. Massage or cup areas of nerve restriction.
  3. Tension the nerve at the distal end while relaxing it at the proximal end.
  4. Tension the nerve at the proximal end while relaxing it at the distal end.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 up to six times.
  6. Reassess the nerve by tensioning.

Nerve Glide or Nerve Flossing Techniques for Self-Care

Many YouTube videos show nerve gliding techniques for self-care. 

Upper Extremity

Median Nerve

Ulnar Nerve

Radial Nerve

Sciatic Nerve

Tibial and Peroneal Nerves

Femoral Nerve

Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

Obturator Nerve

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