SCIATIC NERVE STIFFNESS IS NOT CHANGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER A SLUMP NEURODYNAMICS TECHNIQUE

Review written by Dr Carlo Wood info

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

To the authors knowledge, in vivo studies on the mechanical properties of nerves in humans have never been confirmed. Nerves have the ability to elongate when submitted to a load. Shear wave elastography can infer information regarding this elongation/stiffness reliably.

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