what is nerve compression
Nerve compression syndrome or compression neuropathy, also known as entrapment neuropathy, is a medical condition caused by direct pressure on a single nerve.It is known colloquially as a trapped nerve, though this may also refer to nerve root compression (by a herniated disc, for example).n some cases, surgery may help to relieve the pressure on the nerve, but this does not always relieve all the symptoms. Nerve injury by a single episode of physical trauma is in one sense a compression neuropathy, but is not usually included under this heading.