- Physical damage
Physical trauma is reportedly the most prevalent cause of nerve injury. Automobile collisions, fractures, and falls can all cause injury. Interestingly, inactivity, such as prolonged immobility in a single position, is likely to cause neuropathy. When the median nerve that runs through the wrist is injured by physical trauma, carpal tunnel syndrome may develop. Injuries to other nerves receiving and transmitting information to and from the peripheral nervous system are similarly affected.
Extremely prolonged repetition of a single activity, such as typing or sitting in one position, increases the risk of neuropathy. When a nerve is damaged by physical trauma, the patient will progressively develop numbness in the feet and hands. The victim will experience sharp or rather throbbing pain in the extremities, and sometimes touch sensitivity. By ordering a nerve conduction velocity (NCV) test, a physician can determine if an injury has caused nerve damage.
