What Is Nerve Mobilisation?
The peripheral nervous system needs to slide, glide and move freely through surrounding tissue. When nerves become restricted by tight muscles, fascial adhesions or inflammatory tissue, they generate their own pain signals: burning, tingling, shooting or electric sensations that do not respond well to standard soft-tissue treatment.
Neural mobilisation uses specific active and passive movements, nerve tensioners and nerve sliders, to restore the mechanical mobility of the nerve through its surrounding tissues. It is a cornerstone of managing sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome and any condition with clear neural tension signs on assessment.
Key Benefits
- Restores free mechanical movement of restricted peripheral nerves
- Reduces neural tension pain: burning, tingling, shooting, electric sensations
- Effective for sciatica, carpal tunnel, ulnar nerve and cervical radiculopathy
- Uses nerve sliders and tensioners calibrated to assessment findings
- Reduces inflammation at nerve entrapment sites
- Taught as a self-management technique for ongoing neural health
What to Expect in Your Session
- Neurological and neural tension testing to confirm whether a nerve is involved.
- Gentle sliding movements first, with tensioning techniques added only if appropriate.
- Treatment of the surrounding tissue that may be compressing or restricting the nerve.
- A short home programme so you can continue nerve mobility work between sessions.
- Tingling can temporarily vary after treatment. Report anything that worsens or lasts beyond 24 hours.
Who It Suits
- Sciatica and leg pain with tingling or numbness
- Carpal tunnel and hand or forearm nerve symptoms
- Ulnar nerve irritation or cervical radiculopathy-type arm symptoms
- Burning, shooting or electric pain that has not responded to soft-tissue treatment
Good to Know
Myotherapy does not treat structural nerve compression such as disc herniation. If you have progressive weakness, loss of bladder or bowel control, or rapidly worsening symptoms, seek medical care urgently.
Tingling, burning or shooting pain?
Shaun will test whether the nerve is involved and treat the tissue around it.