Nerve Flossing Nerve flossing is a technique every massage therapist and bodyworker should learn and include in their technique toolbox. To function properly, peripheral nerves must move smoothly through their surrounding sheaths in concert with related joints. Sedentary lifestyles, injury, or overuse cause inflammation, ischemia, fibrosis, and hypoxia altering neurodynamics. Trapped or compressed nerves cause pain leading to muscle guarding and compensatory movement patterns. Nerve flossing mob