04/02/2026
If that pain location is spot-on about where it hurts, you more than likely have an entrapment (๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ) in the very deep muscles of the upper and mid-thoracic spine, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐.โฃโฃโฃ
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This nerve provides the motor input for the Levator Scapulae, Rhomboid Major, and Rhomboid Minor Muscles. It helps these muscles to elevate and retract the shoulder blade. โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐:โฃโฃโฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ & ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ญ ๐
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Nerve entrapments are a really big deal, leading to a symptom presentation of numbness, aching, burning, and tension. Nerve entrapments occur as muscles become damaged, either from direct trauma or sustained contraction (๐ช๐ฆ. ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ.) โฃโฃโฃ
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When this happens, the body lays down scar tissue to help support the area. As the scar tissue grows, it eventually adheres to the nerve, and the aforementioned symptoms begin. โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐
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Nerve entrapments are one of the main causes of pain presentations from an injury, yet are often completely missed. โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต. โฃโฃโฃ
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In order to break down the nerve entrapment, it needs just the right amount of depth, then the tension as the client moves through a full range of motion. โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฑ ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ.
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