What it is
Nerve irritation from posture, pressure or repetitive movement, such as at the ulnar, peroneal or tibial nerve.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Numbness, tingling or burning in a nerve distribution
- Weakness of associated muscles
- Symptoms related to position, equipment or training volume
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Return to play and outcomes of surgically treated upper limb nerve entrapment in athletes: a systematic review.
Systematic review / meta-analysis · 2025
Sports Injuries
When is medical assessment needed?
Deformity or an open wound after trauma, immediate loss of function, disproportionate pain with a tense segment, neurological weakness, worsening symptoms after a head impact, collapse during exertion, confusion in heat and very dark urine after exercise require emergency assessment.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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