Trapped Ulnar Nerve

[Sandy L]

Moonstorm, check out the write-up of deQuervain's syndrome on Wikipedia. Look at the treatment section, in particular.

[moonstorm]

Thanks for your replies and thanks for the wikipedia link Sandy L. Quick update - went to a private chartered physiotherapist last night who thoroughly examined my hand and wrist. He confirmed dequervains, however he also thinks I either have a fracture or a torn tendon and has advised an x-ray first via my GP! He gave me some ultrasound treatment and put a kind of compression type bandage on. He's going to see me again next week and I've also to ring him with the results of the x-ray once I get that !

[evenwen]

Update again (it takes a long time to get things done):

The cervical MRI and electrical nerve testing (never did work out if they did all the right ones) came back showing nothing. I'm still having the same symptoms though, and when ever they are bad I look a bit like i've had a mild stroke until after the electric shock snapping happens.

Guess i'm stuck with it, but it was worth trying, eh.

[gila]

I didnt have a trapped ulnar nerve but a "flicking/twitching" ulnar nerve (perma elbow pain and lots of electric shock type pains with movement)- which the brill shoulder physio at stanmore had dxed and had told me "pity enough there are no exercises that will help this- you could try an op to move the nerve to the inside of the elbow"

BUT weirdly and soooooooooooo wonderfully- once my shoulders were mostly in instead of mostly out of their sockets - thanks to that physio teaching me which muscles are supposed to do that job (no other physio even checked which muscles I used, making exercises ineffective) and how to get them working-

I no longer have that ulnar nerve prob
(well unless I've been v lazy about shoulder posture and exercises...)
just a thought for a poss different approach
xxg

[evenwen]

Hmm, that is interesting!

Strangely enough, mine DID lessen for a few weeks after someone bearhugged a load of wonky vertebrae in the deep middle of my spine, back into place. that changed my posture tons and made me more alert too.

Maybe a chiropractor could help. I keep getting tired and giving up. Not a good habit.

[evenwen]

Private physio is completely taking these symptoms on board and will be giving neck strengthening exercises as a part of my repatterning. Will let you know if it stops the nasty episodes x