Understanding Radicular Pain: Pathophysiology and Potential Treatments

Radicular pain is caused by stimulation of the sensory root or dorsal root ganglion (DRG) of a spinal nerve (Merskey et al., 2007). Radicular pain differs from nociceptive pain in that it is caused by neural activity in the dorsal root rather than stimulation of peripheral nerve ends. As a result, it is distinct from both somatic pain and somatic-referred pain. Furthermore, radicular discomfort is … Continue reading Understanding Radicular Pain: Pathophysiology and Potential Treatments

What is neurodynamics? The very minimum you should understand.

Since the 1970s, when these procedures were first introduced, the treatment of neural tissue has remained a common component of diagnostics and treatment in manual physiotherapy (Elvey 1979; Butler 1991, 2000; Shacklock 1995, 2005; Hall & Elvey 1999). Theoretically, neurodynamics is just another name for neural mobilisation or neural mobilisation combined with certain additional neurosciences, according to some therapists. Moving neural tissues is just one … Continue reading What is neurodynamics? The very minimum you should understand.