Peripheral nerve injury in sport: an overview

Abstract

Peripheral nerve injury in sport results from acute trauma or repetitive overuse. Repetitive overuse injuries must be assessed with the broad context of tissue overload, kinetic chain continuum, periodization, recovery, equipment, and sport-specific biomechanics. Simply diagnosing the anatomic location and extent of nerve injury is inadequate. Management must consider all contributors to nerve injury. This chapter provides an overview of emerging information for assessing and managing peripheral nerve injury in sport.

Keywords: biomechanics; kinetic chain continuum; overuse; periodization; peripheral nerve injury.