• Question: how do you get trapped nerves

    Asked by marshmalllow to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 14 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      I think this is where pressure is put on a nerve, possibly by muscles or other tissue and this causes pain

    • Photo: Katie Pickering

      Katie Pickering answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      Duane is right. It tends to be a build up of tension in surrounding muscle fibres placing a lot of pressure on the nerve. In some cases the nerve fibre itself can become tight and tense and cause pain. It is important to try and keep the body andmuscles loose and flexible to prevent this from happening, however if a mscule becoems injured its natural response is to tighten up to protect itself and this can lead to nerves getting trapped too. So muscle tightening affecting the nerves can happen as a result of injury or happen over time and slowly get worse.

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