Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Do you have burning, tingling, aching, or numbness at the inside of your elbow? Does it radiate along the inside of your forearm and go to your pinky and maybe part of your ring finger? In some cases, the nerve may even snap across the medial epicondyle.

It sounds like you have cubital tunnel syndrome—a.k.a. ulnar nerve entrapment.

This condition isn’t as common as carpal tunnel syndrome, but can be just as debilitating. Most doctors and therapists believe that cubital tunnel syndrome is caused by ulnar nerve compression. In reality most times the nerve is being entrapped by fibrous adhesions. Think of glue sticking the tissues together instead of being able to slide properly.

In the latter case, surgery is not your best option to fix the ulnar nerve problem. Fibrous adhesions can be removed non-surgically by experts like us.

Most other conservative treatments only focus on reducing nerve inflammation and reducing your repetitive strain, without addressing the underlying cause.

Even surgical procedures don’t heal the entire course of the ulnar nerve and often create more fibrous adhesions in the process.

Two of the main procedures we use to remove fibrous adhesion from the ulnar nerve entrapment, reduce inflammation and pain, and heal the nerve are Instrument Adhesion Release and Shockwave.

Before you opt for more PT, more braces, more injections, or even surgery give us a call.