Nerves can experience tension, just like muscles. But unlike muscles, nerves are more fragile and need to be mobilized very carefully, and only after a sound assessment. People with certain kinds of repetitive stress injuries or sciatica often benefit from nerve mobilization, in addition to other kinds of manual therapy offered by chiropractors.

To determine if you can benefit from neuromobilization, areas of tension in your nervous system must be identified.   To identify nerve tension, the doctors will perform several neurodynamic tests. The neurodynamic tests will examine the mechanics and physiology of a particular part of the nervous system. The results of the neurodynamic tests will determine if you have evidence of nerve tension.