Few days ago I developed numbness in left hand pinky and over few days lost all feeling to left pinky, half the adjacent finger and lower part of the forearm (pic related), but NO pain. Lost ability to grip with those two fingers and drastically reduced grip ability to entire hand. Can't do Farmer walks with 50lb dumbbell... Doctor said cubical tunnel syndrome, and says I'm sore out of luck. can't advice anything but to wear a brace all the time and home for miracle.. (Canadian healthcare)
Any /fit/izens with similar issue? short term/long term implications? at this rate if I workout right arm only, i'll look like Maguire after he discovered internet porn...
>>37088292
I get this on occasion. Doc said it's probably from bench press and to stop. I didn't stop.
>>37088292
i had a really really mild version of this a year ago. it went away on its own
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i had it last month. i can grip just fine but i get the numbness and tingle sensation. i realised it's link to stress for me so i try to relax more an stop worrying as much. it will go away op just stress too much
>>37088346
>everyone thousands of dollars in debt from medical bills
>premiums for health insurance through the roof
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>>37088292
Some people have a structural issue where their ulnar nerve gets unusually compressed at the elbow during flexion, and this can be exacerbated by inflammation of the fascial sheath that can come with activity. NSAIDs and minimizing elbow flexion can sometimes help to get the nerve and fascia calmed down enough to where the symptoms go away, but if that fails, there are surgical options available.
Conservative surgery usually tries to open up the fascial sheath at the elbow to decompress the nerve (similar to carpal tunnel surgery), but more drastic (and arguably effective) options include transposing the nerve from behind the medial epicondyle to course over the medial flexor musculature, which in theory improves symptoms (but in practice it can vary due to stage of nerve damage sustained prior to surgery as well as the amount of inflammation one may have following such a surgery).
Source: Med student who has shadowed orthopedic surgeons, and this was a common reason for office visits. I didn't personally sit on any of these surgeries, but I've seen patient visits pre- and post-op.
This video should give you more information about what transposition surgery entails (if you're squeamish about surgery videos, then don't watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIncgsuHr68
>>37088292
I got this after sleeping on my arm. I think I pinched my ulnar nerve (funny bone). It went away after a few months. Imagine having half your hand asleep for a few months, it was gay.
>>37088292
Thoracic outlet syndrome. Can be quite serious. See another doctor as soon as possible.
I get this if I rest on my elbow for any extended period of time. Ring and pinky go numb af and curl up.
Also close crip incline pinches my cubital nerve right at the bottom and I get a jolt of numbness all the way down that side of my arm to my fingertips.
Feels odd af but no pain.
>>37088831
It's far and away more likely to be cubital tunnel syndrome. Thoracic outlet would be more likely to present additionally with vascular symptoms, such as cyanosis or Raynaud's-like symptoms due to compromised arterial inflow, edema due to compromised venous outflow, and possible median nerve involvement. OP's situation seems like a pure ulnar nerve issue, and cubital tunnel is a common cause of such specific symptoms.
>>37088292
I actually just met with a specialist on the 25th for this exact problem. Surgery is obvious the last option but what really helped me was sleeping in a splint. Make sure you wear it as much as you can during the day, but it's when you're sleeping that you get the most effectiveness from it. It's been going away, although i haven't even thought about deadlifitng the last month
>>37088346
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