At times during a massage, the cranial, spinal, and plexus nerves will become tight, causing discomfort for the client. Because of this, it is beneficial to understand the different types of nerves and where they are located. Innervated muscles and organs are listed here:

First is the axillary nerve, which contains the deltoids and teres minor. Also, the brachial plexus holds C5 to T1, which provides for the hand and the arm. The tibialis anterior, peroneus longus brevis, extensor digitum longus/brevis, and the extensor hallucis longus are all found in the common peroneal nerve. The facial nerve contains the frontalis, the occipitalis, the orbicularis oris and oculi, the buccinator, the platysma, and the zygomaticus major and minor.

The femoral nerve contains the iliacus, the pectineus, the sartorius, and the quadriceps femoris.

The median nerve, which is also called the great flexor, is also called the flexor digitorum superficialis/profundus, the flexor carpi radalis, the pronator teres/quadratus, the palmaris longus, the flexor pollicis longus/brevis, the opponenes pollicis, and the abductor pollicis longus brevis. In the lumbar plexus is located everything in L1 to L4, including what provides to the lower abdomen, the low back, as well as the genitalia. The biceps brachii, the brachialis, and the coracobrachialis are all found in the musculocutaneous nerve. And lastly, in the obturator nerve the obturator externus, the gracilis, the adductor magnus, the adductor longus, and the adductor brevis are all located.