Om hva nevropati og skader på nerver gjør, og hvordan neurodynamiske øvelser øker blodsirkulasjon internt i nerven. Nevner også hvordan skader, lav blodsirkulasjon og betennelser skaper sammensmeltninger i bindevevet mellom nerver og omliggende vev (muskler, skjelett, bindevev) som gjør at nervene ikke glir og dermed kan gi oss begrenset bevegelighet.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172954/

«These disorders include compression syndromes or other neuromuscular conditions that may be accompanied by neuropathic pain. Damaged nerves exhibit predictable pathophysiological responses including impaired nerve mobility, increased mechanosensitivity, impaired nerve conduction, nerve tissue ischemia, axonal transport inhibition, and intraneural edema.

The following popper user interface control may not be accessible. Tab to the next button to revert the control to an accessible version.  Impaired nerve mobility and increased mechanosensitivity provide the basis for existing studies of neurodynamic techniques. »

«Impaired nerve mobility and mechanosensitivity can be clinically assessed by measuring changes in joint range of motion, pain reproduction, or change of symptoms following neurodynamic mobilization.

«Intraneural edema is a common response to nerve injury, and is intimately involved in the proliferation of damage to nerve structure and function.

The following popper user interface control may not be accessible. Tab to the next button to revert the control to an accessible version. Edema is found in peripheral nerves that have been subject to trauma such as compression,excessive tension events, or vibration.  Even mild injury may result in epineurial edema,  but compression that is prolonged or of great magnitude leads to a breach of the diffusion barriers created by both the perineurium and microvasculature, resulting in endoneurial edema. The absence of lymphatic vessels in the endoneurium limits drainage of this edema, thereby creating a ‘mini-compartment syndrome’ within the nerve. »

«This ‘mini-compartment syndrome’, due to the increase in endoneurial pressure, subsequently leads to fibrosis and adhesions, impairing intrafascicular gliding. This loss of intrafascicular gliding creates an internal stretch lesion (Fig. 1). »

«The results showed significant mobilization effects in that there was increased fluid dispersion within the tibial nerve after the intervention. »

…de brukte bare kadavere i denne studien.
«The results showed significant mobilization effects in that there was increased fluid dispersion within the tibial nerve after the intervention. Because the tibial nerve was dissected free of all adjacent tissue and eliminated any external interfaces, the response to the mobilization appeared to be due to intraneural mechanics.»

Bevegelsene «pumper» internt i nerven og øker blodgjennomstreømning.
«During the mobilization technique, the tibial nerve alternately elongated and shortened which may have provided a temporary increase in intraneural pressure followed by a period of relaxation. Although speculative, it appears that this repetitive or ‘pumping’ action may have created a flushing of the dye and an alteration of the intraneural pressure as the intraneural fluid was dispersed.»

«In the early stages of stretch injury or compression, the ability to prevent or at least reduce edema may prevent or slow the inhibition of blood flow, thus preventing the sequelae leading to impaired axonal transport, demyelination, loss of elasticity due to fibrosis or adhesions, and ultimately to alteration in nerve structure and function. «