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Stretching causes pinched nerves.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that stretching causes pinched nerves?

Partly. One neonatal case review links excessive stretching during delivery to brachial plexus nerve damage, while a theoretical paper predicts stretching reduces nerve excitability. Neither source directly establishes that stretching causes pinched nerves in general.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Brachial Plexus Injury in Neonates: Causes, Recovery, and Treatment Approaches
2024
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Purohit, K. (2024). Brachial Plexus Injury in Neonates: Causes, Recovery, and Treatment Approaches. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14029553

Evidence against · 2
Stretching
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Stretching. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretching

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More against · 1
The effect of stretching on nerve excitability.
2022
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Heimburg, T. (2022). The effect of stretching on nerve excitability.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2022.103000

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