This week we are going to discuss a condition of the elbow that can affect the forearm and hand: the ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow. The ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow is specifically what ...

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.

Among adults without diabetes, higher BMI is independently associated with increased potential for ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE), with both overweight and obesity being prominent risk factors. Among a ...

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, ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

Your ulnar nerve runs all the way from your shoulder to your little finger. The ulnar nerve manages the muscles that allow you to make fine movements with your fingers. It also controls some of the ...

Everybody knows that hitting your funny bone isn't funny, but did you know it's not a bone either? It's actually a long nerve that runs all the way from your neck down to your fingers, called the ...

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 ...