This is a condition called neurapraxia of which there are two types: axonotmesis and neurotmesis.
You really only learn which is which by the rate of recovery; neurotmesis takes about 12 weeks to recover while axonotmesis can recover much quicker, sometimes in days to weeks.
Excessive lengthening of the connective tissue, which you see wit…
This is a condition called neurapraxia of which there are two types: axonotmesis and neurotmesis.
You really only learn which is which by the rate of recovery; neurotmesis takes about 12 weeks to recover while axonotmesis can recover much quicker, sometimes in days to weeks.
Excessive lengthening of the connective tissue, which you see with overstretching, especially of the sciatic nerve, can also occur.
Massage therapists have been known to tear the long thoracic nerve with vigorous or aggressive scapular mobilization.
The long thoracic nerve is a pure motor nerve and, since there is no or only mild pain, the serratus anterior muscle will go flaccid with minimal symptoms.
Another injury that occurs in massage therapy clinics, especially with “deep massage” (which is, IMO, dangerous, unnecessary and traumatic) is damage to the deep venous structures of the soleus and gastrocnemius soft tissues.
This can result in Deep Vein Thrombosis, embolus formation, pulmonary edema and death.
These events can happen in a physical therapy clinic.
This is a condition called neurapraxia of which there are two types: axonotmesis and neurotmesis.
You really only learn which is which by the rate of recovery; neurotmesis takes about 12 weeks to recover while axonotmesis can recover much quicker, sometimes in days to weeks.
Excessive lengthening of the connective tissue, which you see with overstretching, especially of the sciatic nerve, can also occur.
Massage therapists have been known to tear the long thoracic nerve with vigorous or aggressive scapular mobilization.
The long thoracic nerve is a pure motor nerve and, since there is no or only mild pain, the serratus anterior muscle will go flaccid with minimal symptoms.
Another injury that occurs in massage therapy clinics, especially with “deep massage” (which is, IMO, dangerous, unnecessary and traumatic) is damage to the deep venous structures of the soleus and gastrocnemius soft tissues.
This can result in Deep Vein Thrombosis, embolus formation, pulmonary edema and death.
These events can happen in a physical therapy clinic.
The incidence is rare, but it does happen.