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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ulnar nerve originates from the brachial plexus which is a complex neural network in the shoulder, extending into the axilla, behind the collarbone. The nerve travels through the elbow, down the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...