Schematic of multiple potential sites of nerve entrapment along the route to a target tissue. We often focus on the larger nerves such as the sciatic in the leg or the median in the carpal tunnel. But it’s good to appreciate that countless small nerves traverse through these layers, making their way to the surface to give us the sensations of cold/heat, pressure, movement, and pain. Taken from the article “Fascial Entrapment Neuropathy,” and used with permission from Dr. Antonio Stecco, MD, PhD.
Points of potential entrapment as nerves travel to surface of skin