Entrapment neuropathies likely to present with pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve entrapment more commonly result in paresthesia and numbness, but painful symptoms are also quite common.
Other entrapments include tarsal tunnel syndrome, lateral femoral cutaneous syndrome, suprascapular nerve entrapment, superior gluteal nerve entrapment, anterior interosseous syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, and radial tunnel syndrome.
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