ABSTRACT
As they pass through bony, fibrous, osteofibrous, and fibromuscular tunnels, nerves, from their origin in the spinal cord to their effector organ, risk compression, damage, and impairment of their end function. Virtually all nerves carry afferent and efferent impulses along a combination of motor, sensory, and autonomic fibers. However, patients present with signs and symptoms usually associated with the motor or sensory function of the involved nerve. Careful linking of these signs and symptoms can indicate a specific compressive or painful pathology commonly known as a tunnel or canalicular syndrome.
