Nerve injuries can affect movement, strength, sensation and everyday function. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation can focus on maintaining mobility, improving strength, supporting functional recovery and helping you return to appropriate daily activities.
A nerve injury can interfere with the normal communication between the nervous system and the muscles or skin supplied by the affected nerve.
The effects depend on the location, severity and type of nerve injury. Symptoms may affect movement, sensation or functional activities.
Reduced nerve function may affect the ability of muscles to produce normal movement or strength.
Some people may experience numbness, tingling or changes in sensation in the affected area.
Changes in strength or sensation may make walking, gripping, lifting or other activities more difficult.
Symptoms vary depending on which nerve is affected and should be clinically assessed.
The cause and location of a nerve injury influence symptoms, assessment and rehabilitation.
Nerves can be affected following accidents, wounds, fractures or other traumatic injuries.
Pressure around a nerve can contribute to pain, altered sensation or weakness.
Some nerve-related symptoms may occur following surgery and require appropriate clinical assessment.
Rehabilitation should be based on the person's symptoms, functional limitations, medical history and clinical findings.
Where did the symptoms begin? When did they start? Is there weakness or numbness? Has there been an injury, fracture or surgery? Which activities are difficult? These details help guide the assessment.
Treatment is individualised according to the nerve involved, symptoms, functional limitations and stage of recovery.
Appropriate strategies may be used to help manage symptoms and improve comfort during rehabilitation.
Maintaining appropriate joint and limb mobility can be an important part of rehabilitation.
Progressive strengthening may be introduced according to muscle function and clinical assessment.
Rehabilitation may focus on improving movement control and functional use of the affected area.
Exercises can be progressed toward walking, gripping, lifting or other relevant activities.
Strength, movement and functional abilities can be reviewed throughout rehabilitation.
Your programme should be selected according to your assessment and recovery needs.
Progressively improve available muscle strength.
Maintain or improve appropriate movement.
Support gripping and functional hand activities.
Improve walking ability when the lower limb is affected.
Follow the programme recommended by your physiotherapist and communicate any changes in symptoms.
New or rapidly worsening weakness, significant loss of sensation, severe symptoms after an injury, or other unusual neurological symptoms should receive appropriate medical evaluation. Nerve symptoms can have different causes and should not automatically be assumed to be a nerve injury.
Physiotherapy assessment can help determine whether rehabilitation is appropriate and whether further medical evaluation may be required.
If weakness, numbness, altered sensation or movement difficulty is affecting your daily life, speak with our team about an appropriate assessment.
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