This week we are going to discuss a very common and very uncomfortable condition of the elbow that can affect the wrist and hand as well as the arm—the ulnar nerve entrapment of the elbow. Patients ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a health condition that involves compression of stretching of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve supplies the muscles of the hand and what is commonly known as the funny bone.

Many patients with ulnar nerve compression at the elbow have been treated by the old method of deep anterior transposition of the nerve under the muscles of the flexor origin. Although this method has ...

Q: My daughter told me she was diagnosed with her funny bone nerve having an issue at her elbow. What is this? The ulnar nerve then branches off the brachial plexus (primarily carrying signals to/from ...

I am not a doctor. That is one of the few things in life I am most certain about. Nor am I prone to submitting an arm-chair diagnosis when a player in injured. What do I know about medicine? I have ...

Compression of the ulnar nerve causes ulnar nerve entrapment syndrome to occur. The ulnar nerve is one of the principal nerves of the upper limb. It has a long course from the neck down into the hand, ...

Pins and needles” in your hands after exercise can be alarming. These symptoms can be caused by nerve compression, dehydration, poor form, or even tight gloves.

Results of ulnar nerve transposition have improved with the recognition of technical problems related to the surgery. Persistent or recurrent ulnar nerve compression ...