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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

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Neurodynamics management

Neurodynamic techniques are widely used as part of a multimodal strategy for treating patients with compression neuropathies. In this blog, I will cover various neurodynamic treatment choices as well as some clinical rationale considerations for their use, as well as what pathophysiological processes may be altered by treatment. Neurodynamic procedures are approaches that try to mobilise either the nervous system itself or the tissues that … Continue reading Neurodynamics management

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Neurodynamic assessment

Neurodynamic techniques are widely used as part of a multimodal strategy for treating patients with compression neuropathies. This blog will go through the use of neurodynamic testing as a diagnostic tool. Neurodynamic tests use particular combinations of spine and limb motions that impart mechanical stresses to a region of the nervous system to establish whether a patient’s symptoms are attributable to enhanced nerve mechanosensitivity (Elvey … Continue reading Neurodynamic assessment

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Can Neurodynamics and Manual Traction Alone Match the Efficacy of Combination Therapy for Cervical Radiculopathy?

In 2019, Shafique, et. al., conducted study about Cervical radiculopathy, which is a condition characterized by pain and impaired function due to nerve root compression in the cervical spine, affects a significant number of individuals worldwide. Seeking to improve treatment outcomes for these patients, a recent randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of combining Mulligan Spinal Mobilisation with Arm Movement, neurodynamics, and manual traction. The … Continue reading Can Neurodynamics and Manual Traction Alone Match the Efficacy of Combination Therapy for Cervical Radiculopathy?

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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.

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