Eliminate Cubital Tunnel Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome consist of:

• pain and discomfort on the medial (inside) posterior portion of the elbow where the ulnar nerve travels through the cubital tunnel.
• pain directly in the elbow joint especially during extension or "locking-out" phase of the joint motion;
• numbness, tingling and paresthesia affecting one-half of the ring finger and the entire little finger.

The Cause of the symptoms result from the impingement of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel on the medial side (Inside) of the elbow, being compressed by the tight flexor and pronator muscles within and around the upper portion of the forearm/elbow.

This compression is result of a muscle imbalance that occurs at a joint, the joint itself is then also subjected to the "imbalance" due to so much pressure on the "strong" side of the joint, which then causes an actual; "joint imbalance" to occur, leading to further damage to the underlying cartilage. This is so often the case when people end up "developing" osteoarthritis.

Many doctors sell osteoarthritis to their patients as "age driven", which certainly can influence its development, but the real cause begins years earlier with overuse / misuse, muscle imbalance, joint imbalance, unequal joint pressure and development of osteoarthritis on the "strong" side of the joint.

The solution to best eliminate the symptoms caused by the muscle imbalance include the FLEXTEND exercises to help reduce compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow junction by stretching the overly tight, compressive flexor and pronator muscles in the upper forearm, and by strengthening the supinator and extensor muscles of the forearm to eliminate misalignment of the elbow joint and compression of the ulnar nerve.