Ulnar Neuropathy Sane Treatment of a Crazy Bone

Title:
Ulnar Neuropathy: Sane Treatment of a Crazy Bone
Word Count:
1070

Summary:
The "funny bone" can be decidedly unfunny when the ulnar nerve is pinched or injured at the el

Keywords:
ulnar,nerve,neuropathy,elbow,diabetes,alcoholism,nerve conduction,polyneuropathy,anterior tran

Article Body:
Do you remember what it felt like when you banged your elbow on a hard surface and it sent sho

The part of the nervous system responsible for this annoying symptom is the ulnar nerve, a per

Some people experience a more persisting impairment of the ulnar nerve called ulnar neuropathy

Like a telephone cable containing numerous wires, the ulnar nerve-bundle contains many individ

The ulnar nerve can come to harm in more than one way. For some people the problem might resul


Another way to injure the ulnar nerve is by over-stretching it. In the author’s clinical pract
Although, as discussed, the ulnar nerve at the elbow is especially vulnerable to injuries, it
Sometimes, an ulnar neuropathy is the leading symptom of a "polyneuropathy," meaning that all

Diagnosing an ulnar neuropathy starts with the story of the symptoms and a physician’s examina

What if a simple injury to the ulnar nerve at the elbow is diagnosed? What can be expected? Fo
A typical conservative treatment consists of putting a sport-pad (not a medical brace) on the

If the nerve injury is severe, or fails to respond to conservative treatment, then surgery mig

Neurosurgical researchers at Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands conducted a random
(C) 2005 by Gary Cordingley

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