Thread: Pinched nerve in elbow aka cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar nerve compression)

Originally Posted by Liberal3lite

I'm curious to know how some of you guys deal with a pinched nerve in your elbow? I went to a doctor once, but he said it wasn't severe enough to require surgery. He just suggested to take it easy and use elbow padding.

I avoid certain exercises that really aggravate my symptoms. Lying tricep extensions is a big no no for me.

I think I've had this on and off (although only self-diagnosed) for years. I once saw a physio but I struggled to explain the problem properly at the time, and he thought it was due to my rotator cuff (he was wrong!)

Lately I found I was waking up and my left hand (mainly the two end fingers) were tingling all day long. I eventually realised I had a really tight spot right at the very top of one of my wrist extensors near my elbow.

I just massaged it out with my fingers (felt very tender, I think it'd needed loosening up for years).

It's helped a lot but the tingling comes back every now and then (even as I type this I can feel it tingling a tiny bit) but I imagine its still a bit tight.

I have subluxation of the ulnar nerve in my right elbow, basically not all the time but like 40% of the time the nerve pops over the bone and I get an electric zap to the arm.

It been months. In addition to that **** I also have it my left elbow without subluxation though and some other problem in the elbow that is making a clicking sound everytime I bend my elbow, I have ulnar and radial nerve issues there.

In addition to that I have a torn labrum and a shoulder impingment.

It's been 5 months now. I am about to give up life.