Performance Therapy — Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
Peripheral neuropathies of the upper extremities in sport - A soft tissue perspective
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Stuart Hinds demonstrates some first stage assessment tools for identifying peripheral nerve entrapments of the upper body Peripheral Nerve Entrapments Nerve entrapments of the upper extremity are common in sports related to excessive traction around a joint, as in throwing, which in turn leads to compression, inflammation, and adhesions from repetitive stress.The nerve may also become subluxed due to laxity from repetitive stress or trauma to the region. Athletes that commonly develop peripheral neuropathies include: Baseball pitchers (cubital tunnel); Tennis players (radial tunnel – backhand, pronator teres syndrome – forehand); Golf (pronator teres – overgrip); • Rowing (pronator teres/flexor...
Pseudo Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
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In this video, Stuart Hinds talks about the trigger points that often present with similar symptoms to common peripheral neuropathies. Elbow and Wrist NAT Trigger Point Course Trigger Point Therapy Master Course Collection About the author Stuart Hinds is one of Australia’s leading soft tissue therapists, with over 27 years of experience as a practitioner, working with elite sports athletes, supporting Olympic teams, educating and mentoring others as well as running a highly successful clinic in Geelong. Stuart has a strong following of practitioners across Australia and globally who tap into his expertise as a soft-tissue specialist. He...
Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
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Median Nerve Entrapment Syndromes - Stuart Hinds Nerve Entrapment Syndromes Nerve entrapments are not overly common but well worth exploring as trigger point therapy has been demonstrated to relieve symptoms. In about half the cases of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome for example, studies have shown that clients will usually recover without the need for surgical intervention, and stress the importance of education to help clients avoid provocative movements such as protracted periods of elbow flexion. In these cases, the clients rehabilitation can be greatly assisted with a program of trigger point therapy to help relieve the symptoms whilst the condition is slowly...