--can absolutely cause neuropathic symptoms, either through stripping away of myelin sheathing, if the nerve is myelinated, or through overextending the axon, whether the nerve is myelinated or not.

In a number of syndromes, such as pudendal neuropathy and tarsal tunnel, overstretch is thought to be a major component of the symptoms.

Recovery would seem to rest on many factors, but one would certainly be releasing any tethering forces on the nerve that stretch it, and or relieving any other compressive forces--the two go hand-in-hand. It's why intelligently applied physical therapy is worth an investigation (but one wants to get to an expert in nerve glide and release techniques, which not all PT''s have).