<span style="font-weight: 400;">We tested the quad strength output on a pro rugby player before and after mobilising his sciatic nerve. After 2 x 15 reps his quad strength output increased by 14%. After 10 days of nerve mobilisations it increased by 50%!!</span>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">It Has Been Demonstrated That Reduced Nerve Mobility Inhibits Muscle Performance (Greening J, Smart S, Leary R, Hall-Craggs M, </span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">O'Higgins P, Lynn B , Butler, DS. Lancet. 1999.)</span></i>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">If you consider a hamstring stretch for example, we are not trying to stretch the hamstrings when we extend the leg out in front of us, we are trying to improve the range of hip flexion and knee extension by stretching the structures on the back of the leg and back. This brings in more than just the hamstrings, it can also be limited by a tight sciatic nerve, a rotated sacroiliac joint in the lower back, tight gastrocnemius, tight spinal cord and indeed almost any nerve in the chain given the continuum concept of the nervous system being one structure. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">How many times have you stretched your hamstrings using the generally accepted methods only to find that their flexibility continues to be stubborn and often returns to their standard length very soon? </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Many people experience this phenomenon. The reason is often due to them stretching only one of the structures that limit the movement, i.e. the hamstrings. If they do not stretch the other structures as well, of course, they will not be affected and so the limited range will usually return. So we are trying to acquire a pattern of movement, not just stretching the hamstrings. </span>

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<h2><b>Other Examples of The Effect/s of Nerve Tension </b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Tight calves can cause overpronation. What happens is the dorsi-flexion (moving the ankle upwards) is not available from the ankle joint due to the tightness in the calves, so it has to come from the subtalar joint.  It comes as part of the pronation mechanism though and so increases the amount of pronation as well. This causes shin related injuries as well as knee &amp; Achilles problems. More often than not that tight calves are caused by a tight sciatic nerve, so by mobilising the nerve, we can help with all these injuries as well.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A rotated pelvis can also go unnoticed for many years until the compensations start to cause problems.  Typically a leg length discrepancy (LLD) can result from a rotated pelvis and the leg must compensate for this.  It'll either flatten the foot (pronate it), bend the knee more, or drop the hip more. Pronation will increase the load on the leg, bending the knee will increase pronation, &amp; dropping the hip will increase the spasm in the glutes/piriformis.  A vicious circle if ever there was one! So by reducing the spasm in the piriformis, in other words preventatively, (&amp; also if necessary), then we are helping to reduce all of the above.</span>

<b>Just Imagine!</b>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Remember in most cases we are not even aware we have a problem, but even so, you can still achieve these remarkable results. Just imagine what these figures could do for your performance in your sport or indeed, on a sedentary level, how the fatigue relief can help after a hard day at the office. </span>

https://youtu.be/xMDNnhoXWRs

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Consider positions that may cause the nerves to become tensioned in your clients sport or activity, then plan how to mobilise the nerves in preparation for their sport similar to the ‘slump’ technique in the video above.</span>

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