International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Herman Henrique Silva Santana

Publications

• Research Article
  Neurodynamic Mobilization and Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: A Narrative Review
  Author(s): Herman Henrique Silva Santana, Iasmyn Adélia Victor Fernandes de Oliveira, Êmyle Martins Lima, Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto Medrado, Katia Nunes Sá, Ana Maria Blanco Martinez and Abrahão Fontes BaptistaHerman Henrique Silva Santana, Iasmyn Adélia Victor Fernandes de Oliveira, Êmyle Martins Lima, Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto Medrado, Katia Nunes Sá, Ana Maria Blanco Martinez and Abrahão Fontes Baptista
  
  After a peripheral nerve injury, various aspects, including mechanical nerve properties, will influence regeneration. The reduction of nerve viscoelasticity, intraneural edema, mechanosensitivity, and adhesion of neural tissue to its interfaces may be a target to approaches that impose graded mechanical loads to the nerve. However, the effects of those treatments on peripheral nerve regeneration are not clear. Particularly neurodynamic mobilizations may be very useful. They consist of therapeutic maneuvers to assess nerve mechanical properties and restore their function through graded movements of the peripheral nerve attachments to bones and muscles. Here we discuss theoretical and experimental data regarding the effects of graded mechanical loads on peripheral nerve function and regeneration, and propose how neurodynamic mobilizations would interact with the peripheral nerve in orde.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000163

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