12 Nov Have you been told that your neck pain that goes down your arm  or lower back pain that goes down your leg  is due to nerve impingement or nerve damage 

When someone has neck pain that shoot down the arm or lower back pain that shoots down the leg, therapists often assume that there is a nerve impingement or nerve damage causing the pain in the arms or legs. However most of the times this is very rare and unlikely.

A more likely cause of shooting pain down your arm or leg is ‘peripheral nerve sensitisation’. Peripheral nerve sensitisation occurs when inflammation sensitises the nerve coming out from our lower back spine or neck spine with movement or pressure. Commonly in physiotherapy we call this ‘poor neural gliding’. It is associated with local inflammation which reduces the ability of the nerve to glide up and down as we move our body.

By performing neurodynamic tests such as straight leg raises or slump tests, our Expert Physiotherapists at My Favourite Physio are able to rule in or rule out a poor neural gliding problem. Once poor neural gliding is confirmed as the cause of your shoot pain, our Expert Physiotherapists use a variety of hands on treatment and specific exercises to reduce the inflammation and pressure on the nerves to help you overcome your shooting pain.

If you are experiencing pain down the legs and arms, and you have tried to stretch out or massage tight muscles with limited relief, ring My Favourite Physio on (02) 9790 4233 to speak to one of our Expert Physiotherapists today. We love to be able to help you overcome your shooting pain down your arms or legs to get you back to active pain free living!

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