how do you treat saphenous nerve entrapment

What is the saphenous nerve?

Saphenous Nerve: A Cutaneous Branch of the Femoral Nerve. The saphenous nerve is a branch of the femoral nerve and the nerve’s largest cutaneous branch derived from the femoral nerve.

What nerve causes pain in the distal ankle?

Any mechanical compression of the saphenous nerve can cause injury of the vessels and nerves creating pain or numbness or burning. This is known as saphenous neuralgia. The most common points of saphenous nerve compression or injury are the inner knee and distal ankle. These are also the most common areas where the nerve is located next to structure that can create mechanical compression injury such as a hiatus in the knee or a crushing injury on top of the tibial bone in the distal ankle.

Which nerve is the largest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve?

Saphenous Nerve: A Cutaneous Branch of the Femoral Nerve. The saphenous nerve is a branch of the femoral nerve and the nerve’s largest cutaneous branch derived from the femoral nerve. The main branch of the femoral nerve is the motor branch that innervates the quad, while the saphenous nerve and its branches are purely sensory nerves ...

What nerve is in the adductor canal?

Saphenous Nerve Entrapment and Knee pain. The adductor canal is an opening in which the cutaneous nerve travels through to supply sensation to the skin over the inner portion of the knee and down the leg.

What causes pain in the inner knee?

There sudden or repetitive loading of the inner knee can create saphenous neuralgia. Activities such as running, walking, standing from sitting and squatting can created pain in the vessels and nerves when the knee traveling towards midline (valgus collapse).

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