Now, what causes entrapment?
PNE is usually precipitated by prolonged sitting or trauma to the sitting area, combined with a genetic and developmental susceptibility. Each person’s body is unique. Tissue mass varies. Nerve routes vary. The amount of pressure a nerve can take before responding with inflammation varies. And so on. Putting all this together explains why some people can sit for 10 hours a day for 30 years and not get PNE, while someone else may sit 6 hours a day for 5 years and get it. However, some cases of PNE involve no prolonged sitting or trauma. Life has its mysteries….
