"When these injuries stubbornly persist despite prolonged rest, exercise, and skilled hands-on treatment, it often suggests we're missing an underlying factor that is creating and perpetuating the pain, stiffness, weakness, or swelling. The hidden culprit is often the nervous system, including the peripheral nerves and their surrounding fascia. The body's nervous system originates inside the head, passes through the cervical spine, and extends to the arms, torso, and lower extremities."
"It's important to understand that nervous system dysfunction doesn't always manifest as nerve pain. When nerves become tight or irritable, they can create tension in certain other areas to prevent further strain on highly sensitive nerve structures. This tensioning protects the nervous system but comes at the expense of the orthopedic system. It can tension muscles, tendons, and limit the motion of joints and whole body segments."
Many persistent running-related aches and injuries, including chronic hip impingement, hamstring tightness, recurrent iliotibial band pain, and chronic calf, shin, Achilles, or plantar foot pain, can resist standard recovery and treatment. Nervous system dysfunction, including peripheral nerves and their surrounding fascia, can create and perpetuate pain, stiffness, weakness, or swelling. The nervous system originates in the head, passes through the cervical spine, and extends to the arms, torso, and lower extremities. Nerve irritation from tension, compression, or other factors can produce pain and tension downstream. Nerve tightness often triggers protective tension in muscles and tendons, limits joint and segmental motion, and can mimic or maintain orthopedic problems. Diagnosing neurogenic contributors requires considering cervical spine integrity and neural mechanics.
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