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In this video, Doctor Andrea Furlan explains what happens when the ulnar nerve is compressed (or injured) at the elbow.
00:00 Introduction
02:22 Causes of ulnar nerve injury
03:36 How to diagnose cubital tunnel syndrome
04:43 How to treat ulnar nerve compression
06:10 Ulnar nerve gliding or flossing
Dr. Furlan is a pain specialist in Toronto Canada. She is a physiatrist (specialist in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation). She holds a medical degree from the University of Sao Paulo and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto. She has 30 years of experience helping people with chronic pain to get better quality of life.
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ALERT: This video is not intended to replace medical advice. If you think you have a condition that is causing you pain, please consult with your doctor to get a diagnosis and a treatment plan for you. The intent of this video is only for educational purposes. If there is any emergency, go to the nearest emergency department or call an ambulance. CLOSED CAPTIONS in this video have not been professionally verified.
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[@feddsp]

finally, clear audio and straight to the point (compared to other cubital tunnel / ulnar nerve videos). Thank you!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

That is great to hear. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 Did you know that I have a website where all of my videos are organized by topics, and you can download all my handouts, worksheets and booklets for FREE. Visit www.doctorandreafurlan.com

[@user-sr6qo4np5f]

The symptoms you described are exactly what I occasionaly wake up with. Thank you so much for helping me discover what is happening in my arms.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please talk to your doctor. Don't try to diagnose yourself without proper doctor's physical examination.

[@user-lq1hu4rm3v]

You've made a big difference in my life over the last 10 years. Thank you.

[@francoisanon1389]

Very great video, thanks a lot Dr. Furlan

[@annelim1784]

This is so informative! Thank you so much!

[@salmanskippy]

I am going through this problem. This video is very informative. Thanks so much for sharing. 🇨🇦

[@Rigeleduardo]

From Brasil, thank you Dr. Andrea Furlan! Excellent video!

[@KD-rt2yd]

Thank you for educating us doctor!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi K D. You are welcome.

[@staylor3539]

Thank you for the information. Now I know why my arm and fingers get tingly at night. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you again!

[@syedtariq3987]

Best explanation Dr... Stay blessed

[@eugenemcleod525]

Thank you. I was feeling very fearful. Hearing your explanation has given me hope. Thank you.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Wonderful!

[@mireilledib8697]

Thank u so much for this video it was very helpful you explained everything very clearly thank u again❤

[@roberttradd1224]

Great information, thank you so very much for sharing this. I appreciate your videos

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad you like them!

[@ibrahimmustapha1543]

Thanks a lots need more of this

[@KukulyJazz]

Thank you for this video. Been dealing with this for almost 2 years now. I’m a musician and I was afraid to look into it and find out I had to go straight to surgery but this gives me hope.

[@Reshad_24]

Hi, I have the same problem and might do surgery. Would love to know how your surgery experience was?

[@sushilpatel100]

Took 500 photos on a vacation, had iphone pinky, followed by ulnar nerve compression from self masaage - lasted. 5 months before I took serious help from personal phy and therapist. This video is very useful - it is my Exact Problem, so thanks for posting it👍

[@user-ue5kr7xf7z]

Thank you, I have Cubital tunnel syndrome, but I will not stop working out contrary to my Doctors wishes. Thanks again.

[@linlatornell4435]

My doctor has sent a referral to get the nerve test done. Already had carpal tunnel surgery 12 years ago. I think with my job I'm over using the nerves. Great info thank you.

[@6Dimensions-vf8vh]

Great video. Thank you. I learn more from than my sport medicine doctor. I went to her complaining about tingling sensation in my ring and pinky fingers. She told me immediately it is from my neck. Then she told to get neck therapy for weeks. She never mentioned anything about lunar nerve. You’re absolutely right. I started feeling the tingling and numbness in those after using a computer on a desktop. That’s when it’s started. My doctor never mentioned anything about how I used my arm. She quickly sent for neck therapy at her office. Thank you for this video.

[@user-ym5io2ul1o]

excellent video. I slept like this for years and stopped about six months ago. Made a huge difference and I am rarely troubled any longer.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for sharing that.

[@myintooo5695]

Thank you for your lesson. I really appreciate it. God bless you always.❤🙏

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Amém

[@tessienonan]

Thanks a lot sharing this good thoughts

[@ganieabubacar7799]

Thank you for your video information. God bless

[@anaclaudiavieira3200]

Excellent video!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@laurenstone5424]

Thal you so much Dr. Furlan. For so much clinical info as i am suffering from nerve pain in my pinky and gerneralized pain in my elbow form sleeping just as you shared my sleeping position. With great hope and prayer and exercises this siyation will resolve on its on without the need of surgery. Have a wonderful day. I will try using a spint at night. 🙏 grateful for your help.

[@hollymc989]

Thank you for making this 💪 ❤️! The "don't sleep like this" + visual + info how to break that habit is helpful. Yikes for me- I had no idea that could be a cause behind some issues. Or how the hardness of the desk is a contributor too.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're so welcome!

[@dr.murad_h_mehedi]

Nice and easy explanation. Thank you so much.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

So nice of you

[@dr.murad_h_mehedi]

Again thank you.

[@tezdamvideos1851]

thanks its very help full for me

[@deepthimuthukumarana2617]

Thank you very much Dr Andrea Furlan give to good imformation

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Deepthi. Glad it was helpful!

[@deepthimuthukumarana2617]

@@DrAndreaFurlan thank you so much ma'm

[@guadalupefrancomolina51]

Gracias dra, por su ayuda y por tan excelente 👌 explicación, saludos desde México 👍 😊..

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Guadalupe. Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔

[@piyalipalit5840]

Thanks a lot. I'm enlightened.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're welcome

[@fie2281]

thank you so much! I've been losing strength in my pinky and ring finger for a while now and had no idea what it could be. My symptoms allign nearly perfectly with what you were describing.

[@Silenced_by_nazi_youtube]

What happened and how are you now?

[@sharmisthapancholi3109]

Thanks for helpful information.👍🙏🌹

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Most welcome

[@rabeccachembekeza2489]

Thanks for this Dr

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome.

[@germaineedwards9433]

Thanks for info !! I will apply your info !!!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Great!

[@rossyanam9254]

Thanks Doctor for the info 🙏🏼👏👍❤️

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Always welcome

[@anaclaudiavieira3200]

Obrigada pelo vídeo! Eu já venho seguindo o teu trabalho há alguns meses no Instagram. Um forte abraço!

[@tangelachapman7868]

Yep That's How I Sleep. You Have Been Most Helpful Queen Thank You. I Have Too Make Some Changes.

[@Linnie217]

Thank you for this video. It's exactly what I have. I will definitely try that splint and do the exercises. :)

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Great to hear that you'll be trying the splint and the exercises! Let us know how it goes.

[@nikeolufon2787]

Thanks Doc,pain the the last two fingers is agonising, I will try the exercise

[@mateog962]

Thank you. I will try this.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please do!

[@asdfghjkzzxcvbn]

Thank you, i have been experiencing grip weakness for some time and i didn't know what it was, i suspected atrophy or an electrolyte deficiency, but there was 1 time when the pinky and ring finger in my left hand started tingling, after which i started seriously considering it being cubital tunnel syndrome. This video helped me

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for this comment. I'm glad to hear that you improved. Please make sure you talk to your doctor. I do not give individual medical advice via website or email. Have you seen my website already? Check it out www.doctorandreafurlan.com

[@dancedeern]

nobody sent it - but I found it:-))) THANKS A LOT! and greets from Germany

[@ArayasMusicStudio]

I’m 26 and had surgery for carpal tunnel and now my pinky hurts. So frustrating to be having nerve problems this young. I sleep exactly like that though. Thank you!

[@narinka55555]

Thank you very much❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You're welcome 😊

[@lavenderk3976]

I'm a caregiver in the U.S. Please do a video on how to lift carefully without hurting our arms,shoulders and backbome.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for your comment. That is a good question/suggestion for a future video.

[@kamaaljamac3737]

THANKS MY LOVED DR. ANDREA FURLAN

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks for watching

[@staylor3539]

Thank you for that information. Now I know why my arm and fingers do that during the night while I'm sleeping! I will do your recommended exercises. Thanks again! I really enjoy your videos!

[@pjwils6339]

Thank you

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for this comment. Have you seen my website yet? All of my videos are organized by topics and you can download all handouts, worksheets and booklets that I made. You will need to sign up for a membership to access all of my materials. It is FREE to become a member. Check it out: www.doctorandreafurlan.com And please remember that I do not give individual medical advice via email, social media or website. My channel and my website are for educational purposes only. For any individual medical advice, please talk to your doctor.

[@anapastrana4871]

Gracias por la información Yo tengo está patología bilateral y en grado 2

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

That is great to hear. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔

[@reelfun]

Very well explained.....I was hit at the left elbow and it's 2 weeks now, will this fix my pink finger tingling and numbness!!!

[@debubby1]

I meet you now for the first time...and I am so happy to! I have been suffering from tendonitis in my right elbow for a week or so. I rubbed a bit of diclofinac creme on it. I bought an "elbow support" brace, to wear during the day. It has extra compression "discs" on both sides below the elbow (on the forearm)..not too tight. This morning I woke up with a very painful ring finger. So I googled to see if there is a connection between the finger pain and elbow - and found you!!!! You explain it so thoroughly! and better yet, you explained the ulnar nerve exercise so well..I know what to do!!! thank you!!!

[@klmedic222]

I have slept like this all my life, even as a child. I am actually having surgery may 10, 23. Pls pray for speedy recovery, as I am self employed, I teach CPR classes now for 27 years. I dread the recovery length. BUT GOD…🙏🏼

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Kim. Thank you for this comment. Have you seen my website yet? All of my videos are organized by topics and you can download all handouts, worksheets and booklets that I made. You will need to sign up for a membership to access all of my materials. It is FREE to become a member. Check it out: www.doctorandreafurlan.com And please remember that I do not give individual medical advice via email, social media or website. My channel and my website are for educational purposes only. For any individual medical advice, please talk to your doctor.

[@donnahansen4940]

How did your surgery go? I hope your recovery is going well

[@biomcqs904]

​@@DrAndreaFurlangood

[@chrisfree9]

Are your arms different after surgery

[@sharmisthapancholi3109]

Now I know why my arm and finger get tingling at night because I keep my arm under the pillow . Thank u very very much .🙏🌹❤️

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please talk to your doctor. Don't try to diagnose yourself.

[@sharmisthapancholi3109]

Ok I will see my Gp .Thanks for your advice.God bless u dear .🙏🌹❤️

[@sharmisthapancholi3109]

Ok I will see my Gp .Thanks for your advice.God bless u dear .🙏🌹❤️

[@elvisamenti4424]

Grazie dottoressa 😘😘😘

[@elvisamenti4424]

Tra un po’ dovrò operare 😮

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are 🙏🏻 welcome

[@dr.vigneshkumarphdphysioth6585]

Excellent explanation by dr andrea about cubital tunnel syndrome .causes symptoms and treatment both conservative like night splint and nerve gliding techniques gently in pain limited manner .very common in cubitus valgus deformity malunited supracondylar or radial head fractures post traumatic stiffness patients used to come after removal of immobilization cast or native bandages causes iatrogenic valgus usually range of motion Will be improved but this medial elbow sensory numbness tingling persist sometimes ulnar clawing may occur little and ring finger ....so treatment with drs and adequate physiotherapy plays a key role ....if not as dr andrea suggested need surgical exploration of ulnar nerve ...fabulous video madam ....

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you Vignesh

[@dr.vigneshkumarphdphysioth6585]

@@DrAndreaFurlan hahaha asusual .....welcome madam

[@kamiaries9073]

Very helpful doc

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad to hear that

[@travistrimmer9209]

So incredibly painful

[@MYUSUF38]

Thanks for it i have this problom how week or month

[@fahira-cu9oq]

Thenk You

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you too

[@6301Rythunaystham]

Thank you so much it's very useful for me can we do gym plz reply

[@CP_FPV]

Thanks for the video. I accidentally hit my funny bone really hard on something which triggered this nerve and wake up with tingles in my ring and pinky fingers. I wear a wrist brace to sleep which helps but now I know it’s more so my elbow.

[@NB-xq4qt]

my doc and physio say keep using arm as normal, dont rest

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please follow your doctor's recommendations.

[@AnthonyHernandez-zj5vw]

I just had the surgery 2 weeks ago. I had no idea that the nerve could be compress or stuck in the radial joint. I was losing feeling in half my hand and was getting very difficult to do my job(truck driving).

[@billythecat]

How are you recovering from the surgery? How bad is the pain after the surgery?

[@AnthonyHernandez-zj5vw]

@billythecat it's going well, I had a submuscular nerve transposition with several bone spurs that were causing the problem. Therapy is going very well. The pain was moderate but I was on an oxycodone regimen for the first week and tapered off into acetaminophen. It was also on my dominant side so I needed to get this done as it was extremely difficult to even grip anything properly.

[@VinodParyani]

Hello Dr Andrea. This video has answered my questions what many others didn’t do. Thank you for a very clear explanation. I have this problem for over a week. I will have to wear something in night to avoid sleeping with my hands below my head. Also I have to avoid long hours on video editing. How many weeks should I wait for the numbness / tingling to go away?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for taking the time to write this comment. I don't have the ability to give medical advice here because I am not able to get all the details that I need and most importantly, to examine you. I don't give individual medical advice via social media or by email. This channel is for educational purposes only. Please talk to your doctor. Have you seen my website yet? Check it out www.doctorandreafurlan.com

[@VinodParyani]

Thank you Dr. I appreciate your quick response and understand your inability to advice medically. I checked your webisite briefly and will check more this weekend. @@DrAndreaFurlan

Hello Dr.Furlan, how long does it take to heal without surgery. I have a mild compression.

[@joydeepbaidya7013]

Thankyou.now I know what happened to me I have this disease..and how to overcome.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please get a proper diagnosis from a medical doctor. Do not try to diagnose yourself.

[@Aonw]

Hi, if I have this, should I avoid to swim? (for fun, not for competitive) Should I avoid doing sports with the ulnared arm/hand?

[@anitalopresto]

How do you feel about taking armor instead of Synthroid for hypothyroid

[@venktesh6600]

I have acute pain at the end of my left pinky finger. if something hits or presses slightely it pains a lot. When im in the cold wind while bike riding it hurts due to cold. I do lot desk work for many years, but my doubt is rather than nerve issue probably I have wrongly pressed the keyboard while typing practice that has cuased some injury or slight fracture.

[@roshanrodrigues9369]

I have the same same problem in my Both had, and also my ring finger will be locking

[@learnwithgemar9797]

My middle finger cramping and tingling every single day, is there any food supplement can help with this?

[@patrickcarr888]

If I perform the glide exercises once a day and sleep with a splint, how long should I expect the numbness to persist? I've heard other say its taken upwards of three months.

[@sarah-kk4om]

I’ve had constant sore bit on both hands at the wrist/ bottom of hand on the side under my little finger or opposite side of thumb. It has been there for months ever since I had bowel surgery which has given me severe pain in my bottom for nearly a year. I have told my doctor and he doesn’t know what it is. Any ideas?

[@qarishafiq56]

Hello i have pain in pinky finger last 15 years not sleeping

[@mercedeslewis2468]

I started a computer job after 4 months. I've gotten this feeling in my ring and pinky finger

[@supravatbandyopadhyay1957]

I feel sensation and tingling while sleeping. I have started strength training. After that it happened. But i want to do strength training. Can i do?

[@mranderson5668]

how do i use the share button? never used it before.

[@prettybaby80]

I just have pain in the pinky and ring finger, not the arm - sometimes numb and tingling. Goes away and comes back

[@adamseward358]

When I do the wrist exercise (at 6:45 into video) my wrist judders. I don't get this on the unaffected arm. Can this be due to compression at the elbow still or would it be compression at the wrist?

[@ancientancient-jv1pw]

I got angry and my ulnar nerve is now in pain, I think my neck is stiff. How do you deal with ulnar nerve around the neck?

[@addd21323]

I get this and then also get like palm soreness, like the part of the palm that's on the same side as the ring and pinky fingers. And occasionally in my wrist too. Is that part of this? Is it normal?

[@danybaby6331]

My ring and pinky has no strength also less movement control how can I fix it my left hand is good but right hand two fingers are weak

[@TheKeithHicks]

Woke up last week, had a pain in my right shoulder like none before, i was in the floor in pain, right arm and hand started getting numb as the pain lasted... went to ER, got pain shot in hip and inflammation meds....next day got a shot in my shoulder....here we are a week later, half of my right hand, pinky and ring fingers and that side of palm is still numb...so can this start from back?

[@musicnotes4755]

I have an incredibly painful spot, about 4 fingers down from my elbow on the Ulnar nerve side of the forearm. It does not cause the symptoms you speak of here (no numbness, tingling, or finger/hand issues), but if I lean my forearm on a table, or press that spot, it is truly a "10" on a pain scale of 1-10. I have tried the "flossing" exercises, castor oil packs, and ice. nothing seems to work for when that spot gets pressed. It must be work related as my elbows are always in the bent position, on the computer. I don't know what kind of a professional to see for a proper diagnosis. Do you think this could be ulnar nerve compression, if it only hurts in one spot along that nerve and only when pressed? It is not a normal pain ,and I've only had this for a month or so. Thanks.

[@whiskeywhiskeyromeo3730]

Can these same symptoms come from cervical damage without focal elbow compression?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Yes, I have another video about cervical radiculopathy.

[@florentinoannaguey5445]

I have this ulnar injury, how can this be cured…

[@MrRainbow-of2ok]

I was watching Netflix at night , then my ring finger and fingerend started to feel numb. I wonder if it is this syndrome or not

[@prettybaby80]

Typing over 20 years. Only my right hand is affected

[@alexmaynard4630]

I compete in amateur armwrestling and suffered a partial tear to my ulnar ligament about 4 years ago. Just recently I started getting tingling/hot/cold sensations down my arm and into my hand. If I continue to train, how much worse can this get? I have had no signs of it affecting my strength or muscle size

[@stonksrgud7645]

Did it get better, because i have similar symptoms

[@stat_life]

Is surgery the only option?

[@jayadama1301]

Dr.Furlan what is Cubital tunnel syndrome?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Jaya, I answer that question in the video.

[@bxxmb80]

I've had this in both arms for over 20 years when I sleep with my arms resting on my stomach... Mentioned it to a Dr but she just shrugged her shoulders and said nothing!

[@mmmmnmikang1126]

Please doctor help me i have to much pain to my fingers for long time more especially when it's Cold I need a help.am your follower

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for taking the time to write this comment. I don't have the ability to give medical advice here because I am not able to get all the details that I need and most importantly, to examine you. I don't give individual medical advice via social media or by email. This channel is for educational purposes only. Please talk to your doctor. Have you seen my website yet? Check it out www.doctorandreafurlan.com

[@VS-qf7lk]

A woman is disabled and has had this problem for a year and a half Surgery will help her Or has it become chronic?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

It depends on many factors

[@edandbrendakelley4713]

I'm almost certain I have cubital tunnel syndrome though I also have an earlier issue of a TFCC tear, carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar impaction syndrome. I've had debridement of the tear, release of the carpal tunnel and a terrible neuropathic pain complication for several months after the surgery. The pain in my medial elbow seems partly due to what feels like the nerve rolling across the bone. Is that a feature of cubital tunnel syndrome? I use my computer mouse on the arm of my couch and while it's soft, it's still immovable and the motion is repetitive. I have placed a gel pad (for metatarsal pain) under my elbow or rested it on my cold water bottle and gotten a little relief. Will a gel pad prevent nerve damage?

[@edandbrendakelley4713]

Rested my elbow on the cold water bottle, not resting the gel pad on it.😂

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

I'm glad to hear that the gel pad provides some relief.

[@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104]

I sometimes get this in one arm when I sleep on it. I wiggle my fingers for a minute, and it goes away, and my hand is normal. If it is temporary like that, is it still the syndrome?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

The symptoms of ulnar nerve compression can be temporary.

[@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104]

@@DrAndreaFurlan is it still something to get help for?

[@CarrieNita]

I am in a wheelchair and my inner elbow area rests on the armrest on the chaIr. I find my ring and pinky fingers go numb after a couple of hours sitting in my chair.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Carrie, I'm sorry to hear that. Please talk to your doctor about the numbness.

[@Sipalakasi6161]

😮

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Do you have this problem?

[@shahramafaghi3241]

💆‍♂️🧘‍♂️

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔

[@zahraniramadhaniramadhani7967]

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