Nerve entrapment syndromes represent a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves become compressed or constricted by surrounding tissues. In the context of chronic abdominal pain, these syndromes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Background Entrapment neuropathies are the most common peripheral neuropathies and one of the main reasons for neurological care in routine practice. The electrophysiological study remains the ...

The ulnar nerve is a major nerve that runs down through your arm and into your hand. It affects functions like squeezing and grasping things. Injuries to the ulnar nerve can be painful and limiting.

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, ...

PAIN in the knee, as in other joints, can arise either from intrinsic or from extrinsic sources. The intrinsic sources include infections, disorganization of the connective-tissue complex, neoplasms ...

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 ...

You may not be an anatomy expert, but chances are you know exactly what the ulnar nerve is if you’ve ever hit your funny bone. If you hit the right spot on your elbow, you’ll actually hit the ulnar ...